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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiques 


Ttchnical  and  Bibliographic  NotM/Notas  tachniquaa  at  bibiiographiquaa 


TIm  Inatituta  haa  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  boat 
original  copy  avaiiabia  for  filming.  Faaturaa  of  thia 
copy  which  may  ba  bibllographlcaliy  unlqua, 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction,  or  which  may  algnlflcantly  changa 
tha  uaual  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chackad  balow. 


D 


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D 


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Colourad  covara/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


I     I   Covara  damagad/ 


Couvartura  andommagAa 

Covara  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  raataurAa  at/ou  pailiculAa 


□   Covar  titia  mitaing/ 
La 


litra  da  couvartura  manqua 

iourad  mapa/ 
Cartaa  gAographiquaa  an  coulaur 


r~l   Colourad  mapa/ 


□   Colourad  inic  (i.a.  othar  than  biua  or  blacic)/ 
Encra  da  coulaur  (i.a.  aut:a  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 

r~1   Colourad  plataa  and/or  illuatrationa/ 


D 


Planchaa  at/ou  illuatrationa  an  coulaur 

Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
RailA  avac  d'autraa  documanta 

Tight  binding  may  cauaa  ahadowa  or  diatortion 
along  Intarior  margin/ 

La  raliura  aarria  paut  cauaar  da  I'ombra  ou  da  la 
diatortion  la  long  da  la  marga  intAriaura 

Blank  laavaa  addad  during  raatoration  may 
appaar  within  tha  taxt.  Whanavar  poaaibia,  thaaa 
hava  baan  omittad  from  filming/ 
II  aa  paut  qua  cartainaa  pagaa  blanchat  aJoutAaa 
lora  d'una  raatauration  apparaiaaant  dana  la  taxta, 
mala,  loraqua  cala  itait  poaaibia,  caa  pagaa  n'ont 
paa  At*  fiimiaa. 

Additional  commanta:/ 
Commantairaa  supplimantairaa: 


L'Inatitut  a  microfilm*  la  maillaur  axamplaira 
qu'il  lul  a  At*  poaaibia  da  aa  procurar.  Laa  d*taila 
da  cat  axamplaira  qui  aont  paut-Atra  uniquaa  du 
point  da  vua  bibliographiqua,  qui  pauvant  modif  iar 
una  Imaga  raproduita,  ou  qui  pauvant  axigar  una 
modification  dana  la  mAthoda  norrhala  da  filmaga 
aont  indiquAa  ci-daaaoua. 


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pn  Colourad  pagaa/ 


D 


Pagaa  da  coulaur 

Pagaa  damagad/ 
Pagaa  andommagAaa 

Pagaa  raatorad  and/oi 

Pagaa  raataurAaa  at/ou  palliculAaa 

Pagaa  diacolourad,  atainad  or  foxat 
Pagaa  dAcolorAaa,  tachatAaa  ou  piquAaa 

Pagaa  detachad/ 
Pagaa  dAtachAas 

Showthroughy 
Tranaparanca 

Quality  of  prir 

QualitA  inAgala  da  I'impraaaion 

Includat  suppiamantary  matarii 
Comprand  du  matAriai  aupplAmantaira 

Only  aditlon  avaiiabia/ 
Saula  Aditlon  diaponibia 


I — I  Pagaa  damagad/ 

I — I  Pagaa  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 

I — I  Pagaa  diacolourad,  atainad  or  foxad/ 

|~n  Pagaa  detachad/ 

I      I  Showthrough/ 

r~n  Quality  of  print  variaa/ 

r~|  Includat  suppiamantary  matarial/ 

I — I  Only  aditlon  available/ 


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Pagaa  wholly  or  partially  obacurad  by  arrata 
slips,  tissuaa,  ate,  hava  baan  rafilmad  to 
anaura  tha  baat  poaaibia  imaga/ 
Laa  pagaa  totalamant  ou  partiellamant 
obscurcias  par  un  fauillat  d'arrata,  una  palura, 
ate,  ont  AtA  filmAas  A  nouvaau  da  fa^on  A 
obtanir  ia  maillaura  imaga  poaaibia. 


This  itam  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  eat  filmA  au  taux  da  rAduction  indiquA  ci-dassous. 

10X  14X  1BX  22X 


26X 


aox 


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12X 


16X 


20X 


lAX 


28X 


32X 


Th«  copy  film«d  h«r«  has  b—n  raproducad  thanks 
to  tha  ganarosity  of: 

Library  Division 

Provincial  Archives  of  Britiith  Columbia 

Tha  imagas  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  bast  quality 
possibia  considaring  tha  condition  and  lagibility 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  Itaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  spacifications. 


Original  copias  in  printad  papar  cu.'srs  ara  filmad 
baginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  last  paga  with  a  printad  or  illustratad  impras- 
sion.  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  copias  ara  filmad  baginning  on  tha 
first  paga  with  a  printad  or  illustratad  impras- 
sion.  and  anding  on  tha  last  paga  with  a  printad 
or  illustratad  imprassion. 


Tha  last  racordad  frama  on  aach  microficha 
shall  contain  tha  symbol  -^  (moaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  tha  symbol  V  (moaning  "END"), 
whichavar  applias. 

Maps,  platas,  charts,  ate.  may  ba  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


L'axamplaira  film*  fut  reproduit  grAce  A  la 
ginArosit*  da: 

Library  Division 

Provincial  Archives  of  British  Columbia 

Las  imagas  suivantas  ont  *tA  reproduites  avac  la 
plus  grand  soin.  compta  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
da  la  nettet*  de  rexemplaira  film*,  et  en 
conformit*  avac  les  conditions  du  contrat  da 
filmaga. 

Les  exemplairas  originaux  dont  la  couvarture  an 
papier  est  imprimAs  «ont  filmis  en  commen^ant 
par  la  premier  plat  at  an  terminant  soit  par  la 
darnidre  paga  qui  comporta  una  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration.  soit  par  la  second 
plat,  salon  la  cas.  Tous  las  autras  exemplairas 
originaux  sont  film*s  an  commenpant  par  la 
pramiAre  paga  qui  comporta  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  darnidre  paga  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

Un  des  symboles  suivants  apparaitra  sur  la 
darni*re  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbols  — ^  signifie  "A  SUIVRE  ".  le 
symbols  V  signifie  "FIN". 

Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc..  peuvent  Atrc 
film*s  A  des  taux  de  reduction  diff*rents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  *tre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clich*.  il  est  film*  *  partir 
de  Tangle  sup*rieur  gauche,  de  gauche  *  droite. 
et  de  haut  en  bas.  an  pranent  le  nombre 
d'images  n*cesssire.  Les  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrant  la  m*thode. 


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SKETCH 
KLONDYKF  RIVER 

AND  AfFLu^riTS. 

lumttky  Ik*  OtpuiauBlotlh* 

laitrhr  ol  th*  Domlmhm 

Sftil  18  Mnl>  »  »  Hm 


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MAP  SHOWING   THE   THREE   OVERLAND   ROUTES  FROM  JUNEAU  TO  FIVE   FINGER 

RAPIDS  ON   THE    LEWES   RIVER,  WHICH  JOINING  WITH  THE   FELLY    RIVER 

AT   FORT  SELKIRK,   MAKES  THE   YUKON   RIVER. 

Uui'd  by  tho  Department  of  tho  Interior,  of  the  Domlni<n  of  ('a»i»du. 


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MAP  OF   THE   YUKON   RIVER   AND  ITS  TRIBUTARIES. 
Issued  by  the  Department  of  th<«  Interior,  of  the  Dominloo  of  Canada. 


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EN  POUTE 


.  TO  THE  , 


...KLONDIKB... 


A  SERIES  OF 


Photographic  Views 


,  OF  THE  . 


Picturesque  Land  or  Gold  and  Glaciers 

Photographed  by  F.  LA  ROCHE 

PICTURING  WITH  THE   CAMERA'S    UNDEVIATING  ACCURACY  THE  ACTUAL  PLACES  TRAVELED 

OVER    BY  COLD   SEEKERS   EN   ROUTE  TO  THE   LAND   OF   TREASURE,   PRESENTING 

TO  THE  EYE  ITS  BEAUTIES,  ITS  GRANDEURS  AND  ITS  DANGERS.     ALSO 

SHOWING    MANY   CAMPS,  AND  PARTIES   OF   ARGONAUTS 

GOING    TO    THE    GOLD    FIELDS 

A  Prictkat  Guide  to  those  contemplating  a  trip  to  the  Klondike  Country^!  a  series  of 
striking  interest  to  those  who  remain  at  home 


^/e. 


puMtohcd  by 

CO.  B.  Conhcy  Company 

Cbkago  /t  Nrw  \otk 


^HE  attention  of  the  civilized  world  was  suddenly  directed  to  Alaska  and 

Northwest  Territory  last  year.    Golden  treasure  had  long  been  suspected 

of  being  locked  in  the  snow  and  ice  of  the  Arctic  Northwest,  but  not  until 

the  arrival  of     e  gold  laden  steamer  Excelsior  on  the  15th  of  last  June  at 

San  Francisco,  followed  by  the  arrival  of  the  steamer  Portland  at  Seattle  July  17th, 

did  the  public  realize  the  actual  existence  of  the  treasure  troves  of  yellow  metal 

that   pioneer  argonauts  had  unearthed  in  what  has  come  to  be  known  as  the 

Klondike  Country. 

The  author  had  previously  spent  many  years  in  pursuing  the  work  of 
photographing  views  of  the  Northwest  Arctic  region,  and  when  the  intense  excite- 
ment which  manifested  itself  last  summer  was  at  its  height,  determined  to 
undertake  an  expedition  looking  to  the  photographing  of  the  sights  and  scenes  of  this  New  Eldorado, 
as  much  with  a  view  of  picturing  with  convincing  accuracy  its  dangers,  as  well  as  its  strangeness  and 
grandeur.  Also,  that  by  a  series  of  pictures  of  actual  scenes  and  experiences  en  route,  a  practical  guide 
for  prospective  travelers  to  the  Klondike  could  be  presented.  These  photographs  convey  a  realizing  sense 
of  the  conditions  to  be  confronted  on  the  way,  and  will  picture  to  the  mind  of  the  reader  a  life-like  idea  of 
those  places  mentioned  daily  in  the  newspapers. 

The  expedition  was  undertaken,  and  how  well  the  intended  aim  was  carried  to  successful 
completion  must  be  judged  b^  those  who  follow  the  photographer  in  his  journeyings  as  shown  in  the 
following  series  of  photographs 


ITiMtoby  Ram,  r.  I*artritlK"'.  ^n  FmiM-W-n.  Put. 


LKAVING  SAN  KKANCISro  FOR  THF.  KI.OVDIKK.  Tlic  first  steamer  tn  carry  passengers  to  Alaska  after  the 
news  of  the  discovery  of  tlie  rii  li  placers  of  the  KUiiiilike  was  rcceiveil,  was  the  l-.xcelsior,  which  sailed  from  Sail  Francisco 
on  July  28,  I»'J7.  She  was  laden  with  '^M  passengers  ar.d  ahmit  i<0O  tons  of  provisions  and  supplies.  Fully  lO.iKH)  persons 
gathered  at  the  Mission  Street  wharf  to  see  the  first  party  of  gold  seekers  depart.  The  Fxcelsior  was  the  vessel  which 
brought  from  Alaska  the  miners  who  returned  with  the  first  gold  from  the  Klondike.  There  were  about  JoOO.CKX)  in  gold  dust 
and  a  considerable  number  of  prospective  millionaires  in  the  party. 


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SKACIUAV  HARBOR,  SHOWINi;  I'OINT  (II-  LAND  MIPARATINC.  DVKA  HAY  I  ROM  SKAGUAV.  This  plinui 
was  taken  September  12,  1897,  at  IiikIi  tide,  showiiiK  jiiles  driven  for  one  of  tlie  three  wharfs  that  were  In  course  of  construc- 
tion; also  showing;  boats  usetl  in  brin^inf;  passengers  and  outhts  from  the  steamers  to  f*>e  shore,  an<l  for  transporting  from 
Skaguay  to  Uyea,  around  the  point  of  land  seen  in  the  center  of  the  picture.  Distance  from  Skaguay  to  I>yea,  live  a>  .1  (  ne-half 
miles.  When  the  tide  is  out  the  Imats  and  scows  are  left  high  and  dry  on  the  beach,  and  wagons  arc  driven  to  the  Imats, 
and  outfits  unloaded  ami  taken  on  the  wagons  up  the  trail  to  Kagtowii,  three  and  one-half  miles. 


OoprilSlit,  IWT,  bjr  La  Rocbe,  BcslUe,  Vtuh. 


IM.OADING  scow  AT  SKAGIAV.  Tliis  pli(iliit;rapli  prt'scnts  to  the  reader  tliree  ilistiiict  kiruis  i)t  scenery  met 
with  (Hi  the  ovcrlaini  trip  —  the  glacial,  the  desert,  an<I  the  forest.  The  sc(<w  shown  in  the  |>icture  having  traveled  as  far  as 
possible  l)y  water,  is  hein^;  nnloaded  into  wagons,  which  are  i:sed  for  transportation  up  country.  There  is  considerable  talk 
of  building  a  railroad  from  Skai;iiay  to  the  Upper  lli>otalinqiia  River.  Surveys  have  been  made  for  a  syndicate  of  Canadian 
capitalists.  The  naite  will  avoid  the  \\"hite  liorse  Kapids  and  tlie  danger  of  Miles  C.inyon.  The  route,  as  surveyed  and 
laid  out,  runs  from  Skaguay  Hay  across  the  new  White  trail  to  the  upper  arm  of  Lake  Tagish. 


he,  !Mmlllr,  Wtfh. 


Kl.ilNDIKK  MIM.KS  AT  .SKAfll'AV,  ALASKA.  Ihi- iiliotuk'rapli  litre  iirisfiiicil  was  taken  i.ii  the  Iwelftli  o(  AuiiUst. 
Quite  a  number  of  miners  were  eiieampeil  lierc  on  their  mail  In  the  yolil  lielils,  and  it  ean  lie  ea".il>  seen  l>y  the  heavy  clothniK 
worn  that  the  weather  was  not  any  too  warm  at  that  ilate.  With  a  lon^;  journey  ahcail,  anil  tin:  trials  of  an  AnlK  winter 
to  toiiibat,  tile  men  liKik  toleratily  eonienteil  anil  happy.  I  hey  apprenateil  the  ilesirc  of  our  expeilition  to  photograph  thcin. 
Miners  in  this  rci;ion  are  fienerally  the  soul  of  hospitality,  anil  always  t;lail  to  welroine  a  newcomer.  IleiiiK  altogether  dnitl- 
tcrestcil  in  character,  such  hos))itality  warms  a  iiian's  heart  even  if  the  chmale  happen  to  keep  his  hiHly  colil. 


I'Al  K  I  KAIN,  SKAdlAY.-  Tlic-se  miners  arc  about  to  bt>;in  the  liarclcst  part  ol  the  overland  trip.  The  distance  to  the 
head  of  Lnidcinan  o\'er  Chilkoot  Pass  from  L)yea  is  twenty-four  tniles.  Hut  from  Skaguay  over  the  White  Pass  to  the  head  of  Windy 
Ann  is  tliirty-t.ne  inili's.  The  aiivanta^e  of  the  latter  jiuirne)'.  ho\ve\cr,  is  tlial  it  is  passable  for  fiurses  tlie  entire  distance,  while  a 
horse  cannot  >;o  over  ChilkiHit  I'ass.  I  roni  Skai;uay  to  W  indy  Arm,  the  round  tiip  takes  three  days,  while  it  requires  a  good, husky 
man  to  pack  IWt  pounds  over  the  route.  The  necessary  outfit  for  each  man  wci(;hinK  not  less  than  1,000  pounds,  it  can  be  easily 
seen  that  al>out  thirty-five  days  would  be  needed  by  a  man  to  pack  his  outlit  unaided  over  either  the  Chilkootor  White  Pass. 


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mIm'.  MmtilF.  Wnfth. 


STEAMF.R  Ql'KKN  UNLOAUINC  KLONPIKKKS  ON  SCOW  AT  UVKA.  Althnnirh  Dvoa  i^  the  j.oim  nf  .iipirluir 
for  the  Chilkunl  I'as.«,  wluirf  facilities  there  were  none  iluriiij^  tlie  (irst  rush,  ami  tlie  hiiii(lrc(N>>(  coM  seekers  m  hi m  loosed  tliel.  ttilkt^.l 
in  Iny*  were  taken  from  the  sleaineis  up'Mi  stitws,  as  IS  here  sh<iwn.  Aflei  a  journty  <if  a  ihousaiiil  niik's  n|iori  a  palatial  "-teainer 
they  Here  now  at  the  gateway  of  the  ^jnltlen  t.ortli.  Those  not  i  (niiin^;  hy  re^nl.ir  lines  were  put  aslmre  upon  tlie  roi  kn  a  inilc  and 
even  two  miles  from  Dyea.  Not  un.'reqtiently  these  landni^s  were  mailc  m  the  ram  ami  supplies  )telonk;M)^  to  one  milivuliial  were 
put  off  in  difTcrent  places  ut  eonsiilerahle  diKtantes  apart. 


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Ill.AcKSMI  1 II  SHDl' A  1  SKAlll  AV.— Merc  the  lilHiksmith  ili.irjjcsW  for  sliofiiig  a  liorso  ami  »10  for  slinciiig  oxen;  in 
the  latter  part  ot  August,  i^'J'i,  iliiniik;  the  hi>rses!ioe  nail  f.imirie.  as  niucli  as  tl  was  paul  for  a  nail.  Several  innoiriii  parties  to  the 
Kluiulikc  havf  taken  burros  antl  sniati  hursis.  instead  ofilo^s,  for  draft  anil  genera  I -service  beasts.  It  is  saiil  tliatone  pony  or  burro 
will  draw  ll.tRNt  pounds  on  the  fro/en  surface  of  a  ial'e.  Another  atlvanta^je  clauneil  is  that  they  ean  be  used  more  profitably  as 
paek  anitn.ils  durnig  the  siininu'r.  But  one  of  the  possible  advantages  not  to  ))e  overloukeil,  is  the  fact  that  liealthy  horsetlesh  is  a 
luxury  when  no  other  food  is  in  siglit. 


|)0(iS  PALKINd  <IV  I)^■I..\  IKAII..  l)ii),'«  iiri' iiuisl  v.iliiiiMc  111  winter,  ns  I'li'v  an- lliiiiallai  lull  tn  sinis  ami  » ill  ilraw 
100  pounds  twenty  nnlesor  more  a  ilay,  live  iir  six  heini;  iisuully  liamesseil  to  ea<  h  sicil.  Uiij;  teaiii>i  were  fmind  (i(  j;rcat  service 
by  the  many  parties  wlin  came  mit  from  Dawsdii  during  tlic  past  winter,  and  liut  for  them  luaiiv  wduM  nut  have  been  ahle  tn  make 
the  trip.  The  native  do^js  nf  the  Interior  are  the  most  valuahle  and  have  sold  a-i  lii«h  as  IJOO  each  in  Dawson.  I'ar  loads  of 
nioniirel  nirs  have  lieen  shi|iped  into  Seattle  ami  other  points  of  departure  for  Alaska,  and  there  traineil  to  work  in  learns,  inaking 
Outh  dav  .Hid  ni^lit  hideous  with  their  howlnigs. 


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KI.ONDIKK  UACiDN  I.OADI.I)  Ull'll  I'KlHISIONS.  An  iiitii|irisinK  Dvca  ••torckeepcr  Iwiil  ailcizen  nf  these  wngoiis 
wliich  lie  reiitt'il  ftir  $1  an  lioiir.  Ait  nilvaiite  |i.iyii)i'nt  of  #'JU  liail  ti>  l>e  niaiU*  to  secure  tlie  owner  a.L;ainst  iitiftireReeii  arcltleiits  atiil 
lapse  of  ineiiinry.  An  tiie  urii;inal  enst  i  oiiU!  not  liav»  been  o\  er  9UK  tlie  seeurity  wouM  seem  to  he  ample  and  the  investment 
prntilahle.  Some  of  the  annnaU  used  wouiti  nol  lake  liisl  pri?e  al  a  horse  fair  for  Iteantv,  hut  almost  any  ohi  Ihini:  ni  the  sliape 
of  a  horse  was  in  demaiul  at  fioin  fJOtl  to  f.'tlN  ,  and  wouhl  ram  f'JII  lof.'K>  a  day.  Dli  the  ri|{ht  and  left  are  Indians,  whde  tlie  frame 
liuil(tin|{  is  the  Indian  )ieaili|uailers  and  the  home  of  their  i  hief,  Isaai . 


FOKDIVli  DSI  A  Kl\  I  K— Al  llu'  sociumI  c  mssciiK,  ■■iliont  one  mile  :in(l  a  li;ilf  ntxpvf  llir  tirsl.  tht'«'  iiuii  an'  criissinn 
with  purliaps  I,00()  |iuiiiiils  nf  pniMsioiis.  In  .St|ileiiil>i'r  llic  tucr  liurc  was  mil  far  (luiii  uiir  liuiulrcil  li<l  wiilu  ami  tiKliluin  imlics 
deep.  Ill  spring  the  melting'  snow  smiR'tinies  iiiLreases  tlie  ileptli  cif  watiT  ti>  tour  feel  or  iiiorc,  whin  a  ferry  is  used  as  al  llie  litKt 
crossini,'.  Here  a  party  of  live  arc  imrth  liminci,  <  rusiiiig  ami  rcirossinK  with  this  lail  iiiitil  .ill  their  supplies  aie  over,  while  two 
packers  with  horses  are  relurniiitf  south  after  other  loicls.  loiij;  rulilier  IhmiIs  protei  t  them  from  the  water,  while  a  <  omplcle  camp 
outfit  appears  upon  the  cait,  so  that  they  tan  pit*  Ii  their  tents  wlieie\er  t  in  umstanees  deiiiaml. 


ACTRKSSI'S  Fl)l\l)l\t"i  I'VI. A  Kl\  I'.K.  I'licse  woiiil'm  were  said  to  lie  umlLr  iniitrait  fdr  l\ui  seasons  at  a  Dawson 
City  theater.  A  provision  of  tlie  r<nitraet  called  for  tlteir  arrival  in  l>a\vsntiin  eighteen  ilays  after  )ea\'iii>;  Juiiean.  a  remarkably 
quick  trip.  As  lliey  were  not  ini  urnbcrcil  with  ottier  l)af,'>;ai;e  than  hand  satchels,  and  made  the  journey  in  September  they  en<li:re<t 
few,  if  any,  hardships.  I'our  of  them  are  here  fording  the  river  with  hii;h  rnliber  boots  while  the  fifth,  not  so  well  supplied,  is  beiiitf 
carried  across  the  stream.  It  is  estimated  that  llW  women  crossed  the  passes  durmv  thi- summer  and  fall  of  IKSti.  There  are  rare 
chances  in  Dawson  for  women  of  coula^;e  and  respcciabiliiy.     Dressmakers  receive  ft-Vi  for  a  plain  ilress  and  WO  for  silk  ciistunies. 


T(i\\  IN 
IS  heiiif;  pullo. 
(if  moving  supi 
Dawson  (Jity  licl 
111 

W( 


Iwi'lvc  htinilit'it  pniiii<U  ail-  lit-ii'  l;taiiiMl  u|iuii  a  tlal  holtuniril  litiat,  uiiuh 
uslatj  upstream  to  lliu  licail  of  cai.iic  iiat  iKatioii,  ahiMit  kix  iiiiUs  north  ul  Dyija.  It  cxhiliit.H  a:ioilicr  mcilKHl 
With  inilfscrihalilc  tml  himilrtils  of  nicn  labored  on  from  day  to  day  m  an  ahiioM  frciiiied  cfTort  to  riai  h 


(jvisioNs  II'  \)\  I  A  Ki\  i;k 

ihc'd  upstream  to  the  head  of  ca 
Vith  indescrihahlc  toil  hundret 
■  treoziMj;  of  the  lakes  and  rivers  liey 


I  iiiw*  iii|;  9u|'f.  null   iii\i\:3ui  iiiiiiiic  oMi  iiiiiiui  e^ia  tii    ineii   lauuruu  on    iruiii  (lay  lo  (lay   ill  an  aiiiiuAi  ireiizieil  eiiori  Hi  reai  n 

lawson  City  hel  ■  lreczin}5  of  the  lakes  ami  ruers  lieyoii  I  the  inoniilam  pa^vs;  and  in  then  desperation  at  tin' slow  pnx  ess 

lade,  some  would  ai,.indon  their  oiitlits  and  push  on,  trii-tiin;  to  lurk  and  a  well  lille  I  punL-  to  t.ikc  them  IliioiijtIi,  while  others 
ould  cache  their  supplies  with  th^  hope  of  linding  them  ajjaiii  if  compelled  to  turn  liack. 


mmmn 


PACK  TRAIN  AT  "1.!  TTIK'  OR  "m.ACK  LAKK,"  SKAGUAY  TRAIL. -This  is  .1  small  Inke  dn  the  SkaRuay  trail, 
al>ni!ttivoinilts  out  frimi  Skasjiiay.  A  roiij;!'.  roadwiiy  h.is  been  furmeil  aloiiK  its  left  liaml  shore,  where  pack  trains  may  |iroceeil 
wiih  soiiic  e,ise  in  snnjle  tile,  Indian  fashion.  When  one  stops  to  thnik  tliat  fast  freight  is  whirleil  across  the  continent  from  San 
I-'ranristo  to  New  York  in  liftceii  Mavs,  and  passengers  over  the  same  ground  in  about  live  days,  some  idea  of  the  slow- 
ne.viof  travel  in  Alaska  n;ay  be  hail.  To  go  from  Dyea  to  Dawson  Cily,  overland,  eighteen  days  is  considered  "cannon  ball"  time, 
and  only  those  who  "travel  light"  can  hope  to  do  it.    The  supplies  of  a  pack  train  must  be  alloweil  more  than  double  this  time. 


CAMH  I. IKK  AT  KINNK.dANS  I'OINl'.  Ihis  was  hut  iiiie  i>f  thv  sevciiiy-t'ive  raiiips  ni  ilic  |piiiiit  .11  llii'  lime  tins  view 
was  taken,  and  ill  tlie  l>»ck^'riiun<l,  III)  rii;ht  aiiilUrt.  olliirs  may  hu  seoii.  Kai  li  iiiilividiial  i'am|i  ixistnl  iiiily  uiilil  the  supplii'S 
bcliinBiin,' til  it  were  packed  t"  some  point  farther  on.  Owiiii;  tn  inexperience  111  cixikiiif;,  and  the  character  nf  the  fiXMl  supplies 
carried,  many  suffered  severely.  I'yspeps'a,  that  iiij;htniare  of  Aniern  aiK,  was  drvelopid  liy  nveiwdik  ami  want  of  priiper  ((KkI. 
Rheumatism,  piicnmoiiia.  lirnnrhitis  results  from  expusurt  to  wet  and  >  old,  show  the  iinpoM.ini  e  of  lia\  iii^  a  sound  cunsliliition, 
living  carefully,  and  eating  well  cfioked  and  wholesome  foiHl. 


CopyriKht,  \m,  by  Lii  Rot-ho,  SMttle,  Wil*  . 


of  til 


nllh 


ill 


lACKI  KS  (IN  IK. Ml,  M:.\K  Sill  1.1'  (.  .\  Ml'.— Tliis  is  imt  an  iX(.e|nionally  liail  pan  iif  the  trail,  liiit  a  fair  illustration 
tiiMi  of  (In*  cituiitry  through  wlm'h  the  trail  runs.  With  1<X)  pdinuls  on  Ins  hark,  the  packer  need  be  hartly  to 
s  of  sneh  a  tramp.  Many  men  earry  anil  haul  their  own  supplies  to  .save  the  exorbitant  i  har^us  of  paekiiiK, 
eonsi(lerni>;  loeal  conditions,  is  well  worth  the  lar^e  payment  tloinaiKled  by  the  Indians.  Pack  horses  and  mules 
iteil  entiicly  for  Indians  and  there  are  numerous  plans  on  foot  to  iniprove  the  trail.    There  is  little  LLibt  that 


le  nie^ifi 

(OIlll 

I'llUtT  tlu 

trial 

(U^Mi  ibc 

work, 

soon  he  Mi!>siit 

competition  will  cut  down  the  chargei,  which,  at  present,  are  a  b\fi  item  to  the  prospective  geld  seekers. 


II 


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SH1J;I'  CAMl'  IN  WINIKK.  Tins  is  a  liirils-eye  view  of  .Shi'e|i  C:;iiii|i.  Tlie  peiuliar  iiiinif  is  (krivol  from  llic  moun- 
tain sheep  which  at  iiiie  time  were  pleiilifiil  in  tins  seclicia  It  is  a  typical  Alaskan  si  ene,  wiM  and  rufj^eil,  yet  the  trea>l  of 
civilization  is  (orcin);  its  impress  upon  the  surri>un<liiik;  rountry.  With  an  uiii|ueiichalile  ainbiiion  for  i;ol<I,  mankind  will  not  only 
exterminate  the  mountain  slieep  in  this  legion.  Iiut  dare  to  overcome  the  remorseless  avalanc  he.  AIkmiI  the  middle  of  Septenilier 
the  glacier  played  havoc  with  a  numhcr  of  tents,  which  it  destroyed.  1  he  troutile  was  canseil  by  the  hreakiii)^  up  of  the  glacier, 
which  washeil  away  the  tents.    Away  to  the  left  is  the  last  log  crossiii);  of  Dyca  Kiver. 


KKON  r  SIKKICr  A  1'  SHKI'.l"  CAMI'  Si:  T  ILI'-MKN  T.— Tlirs  is  the  prmcipal  camp  mi  the  Dyoa  trail.  In  August 
anil  Scplciiibfr  iherc  were  a  thousand  in  more  people  encamiied  here.  The  loij  structure  nn  the  left  was  the  Icadint;  hotel, 
where  you  niiuht  eat  (or  75  cents,  and  sleep  on  the  flinir  for  50  cents,  if  yiiu  furnished  your  own  bedding.  Ileyond  here 
a  meal  could  not  be  had  at  any  price.  This  is  right  on  the  eilge  of  what  is  known  as  the  timber  line.  Thence  to  the  other 
side  is  al>out  ten  nides.  In  ,  II  the  district  there  is  not  sufficient  wood  to  heat  a  cup  of  coffee,  so  you  arc  obliged  to  carry 
your  own  woixl  if  you  want  tc  camp  within  that  distance. 


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IIKI  N'  KIN^  (II-  1'K<1\  IMiiNS  ^^l()Kl■;l)  Ar  t  KAIKK  I.AKi:.  Ilii>i-  h.ivc  bt-iir  frni;hUil  ;i(  loss  llic  l.iki-  in  tlie 
flat-bottrmieil  i  iiiioc  sevii  in  ihc  forcKroiind,  nnd  now  lie  scalli'rcd  alioiit  anioiiK  llie  r<Hks  awaiting  lrans|i<>rlatiiin  thrniiKh 
the  rocky  ilcfilo  leading'  onward  troni  Ihc  rinlit  of  Ilie  iiliotot;ra|)h,  a  distaiu  e  of  oin;  ami  onchalf  milis,  to  lla|i|iy  tainp. 
A  woril  may  be  said  here  aliout  food:  Highly  rarlioiiareoiis  fo<Ml  ^lioultl  |»redoininate,  and  akoholu:  siiniulaiits  he  avoide*!. 
One  pouncl  of  lea  i^  e(|ii:!l  to  seven  pounds  of  c:offee;  three  quarters  of  an  onnee  <if  saccharine  is  eiiual  to  tweiitv-hve  puuiids 
of  sugar.    All  such  matters  should  lie  carefully  considered  by  the  gold  seeker  who  would  lighten  Ins  liurdcn. 


A  IKVlNd  (.'LIMll  ON  DVKA  rRAIl..— Mile  after  mile  nf  such  hroUen  riKulway  ami  uncertain  fiMjtiiiK  is  met  with 
en  route  to  the  mountain  top.  The  photographer  has  shown  here  the  toilsome  marcli  of  the  pack  train  beariin;  supplies 
for  the  mmers.  At  the  moment  this  photograph  was  taken,  a  iallen  horse  in  front  of  the  line  had  coinpelleil  all  behind 
it  to  stop  until  the  animal  was  assisted  to  regain  its  feet.  In  this  picture  can  be  seen  two  men  carrying  a  section  of  a  boat. 
Later,  even  this  light  load  became  too  great  to  be  borne  up  the  mountain  side,  and  they  were  compelled  to  saw  it  in  two 
pieces  and  divide  the  burden.    On  reaching  the  shores  of  the  lake,  the  pieces  i,f  the  boat  were  patched  together  again. 


PACK  OXr.N  i)N   DYl'.A  TRAII..— In  the  (.irck-munil  arr  (mir  Indian  |i,i(kers  rcliirni  x  f"'"i  i'h'  Mnnniil  nf  (  hilkonl, 
haiind  in.ido  >l«  carli  (ur  tlicir  dny's  lalinr.     Oxfii  arc  ri-Kurdcd  in  sciiiic  rispfi  Is  as  llic  iii.i>l  dtsitalilf  iif  all  |ack  .Miiniali«  in 
tr,  as  wtifii  possllilu  intake  lluin  nvir  the  iiiimnlai.>5  liny  an-  mil  limUKlit  liaik.  Init  htnin  a  lianilsniiic  prnfilfcir  meal.     One 


III  llie!<e  was  kilieil  at  lake  l.inilcrnian,  and  llic  luarl  sold  fi.r  f7,  Iht  liead  lnr(l2..Vl,  ami  ilie  liala 


III  tin 


al  .V)  I 


1  |)(>uiid. 


(!•><,■  I, It  m'  (attle.  re|prcsenti.i^'  but  a  small  investineiil  in  Seatile,  was  driven  in   over  the  Daltun  trail  and  liriiiiylit  »H,:ltil  m  Uansoii. 
All.  tlier  lot  was  killed  at  the  river  and  the  (rozen  meat  ratted  dnwii. 


f 


K1.V.  MR.VOt'Ni;  AND  DR.  McF.WKN,  PRESBYTERIAN  MISSIONARIES  HOIM)  K)K  Kl.dNDlKE,  AT  LONG 
LAKE. -All  classes  n(  nonple  art-  on  llie  way  lotlic  nol'lcii  iiort!;  missionaries  as  well  as  variety  actresses.  Kev.  Mr.  Vouni;,  iiii 
the  left,  is  otie  <i(  the  oldest  mission  workers  in  Alaska,  haviii,(  estat)lishe(l  the  mission  at  Fort  Wrangle  many  years  a^'o.  Much 
pdinstaki'ig  wor).  has  been  done  in  otlerniK  the  Scriptures  to  the  natives  in  a  way  they  can  understand.  .Many  ol  the  Indians  can 
read  in  ..leircwr.  !'<nRuatie,  which,  as  printed,  consists  of  a  literature  of  translations  of  the  Ilibic,  ^irayer  book  and  hymn  book. 
Some  of  the  Indians  aie  particularly  susceptible  of  religious  leaching. 


*  ■     x^vmu^'m'mm 


t 


ACTRF.SSKS  HOl'M)  KdR  IMF  KI.ONDIKK  AT  MAl'I'V  CAMP-  Nowthut  the  monnuinoin  ditlrict  ha»  been  renchcil 
our  company  of  variety  ai ircsKcs  liave.  willi  one  exieplion,  (Impiieil  lliiir  Ixinlcnminic  nkirtii  xml  doiincit  male  attire  that  they  may 
more  easily  nvertotne  the  hartlship!  of  the  march.  They  have  cr"fw<l  the  past  ami  air  imw  lilteen  niilci  (roni  the  ponit  where 
we  first  saw  them  fording  the  river.  They  are  in  a  camp  which  n  known  &t,  "  lUppy  <-  amp, '  a  rrMin((  place  en  route.  They  itill 
have  600  miles  to  go  beCcre  reaching  their  destination,  hut  as  the  balance  nf  the  fip  is  made  by  wutrr,  it  may  be  xinl  that  the 
greatest  difficulties  have  been  overcome  and  the  rest  will  be  comparatively  easy  nailing. 


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SKACil'AY,  ()L TOIU'.K,  l^'JT.  -  I'lic  lnwii  of  Skaiju.iy  al  ptusuiil  has  a  |iii|)cilalioii  nf  nearly  ll.lMt),  and  tlitre  is  I'vcry  riMsnii 
to  arilM  ipali'  a  <  iui>i<l<'ial<lc  im  loase  al  an  early  ilalc.     Ska^iiay  is  of  as  iniicli  ri'lalivc  iiiiportaino  to  the  trail  immcil  aflir  it  as  us 


mirlln'rti  ii<i(;lil)<>r.  I'yt'a,  is  to  the  Kyca   irail.     A   wai;ii 


id  IS  I>( 


idf  from  tin;  town  to  Suniiiiit  l.ako 


lies  ahead,  the  work  liaviim  fieeii  riiideTtakeii  by  a  loral  transportation  eiMiipany.     The  roaii  is  to  lie  fourteen  feel  wide, 


alMdil  twenty  six 
■  red 


»ilh  «ravil,  and.  d  possilile,  to  lie  kepi  i 


year  roiinil.     .Ska^'iiay  li.is  three  iloi  ks  wliieli  are  shown  in  tin  pholo^'raph,  and 


bciides  mveial  hundred  frame  ami  lo^  houses  it  has  six  hotels,  Idtccn  rcslautanls  and  thirteen  t;.  leral  merchandise  stores. 


FRl'IT  SrOKF   SKArit'AV.   -Thr  sloie  slmwii  in  tin-  fi.reifrimiMl  w  iln 


Alien-  fruit  i-^  U't;tili>')  at   )iMcr-<  Ih.lt    v^i'iild 


stiix  k  |iiiri  ha'tr".  iit  Imiin'.     Kviii  wluii  the  tfiii|i<r.iliiro  iiimi  kkiIii'  iii,i>li'i|ii.itf  ti'Ki«lir»  iil  iiiaiiy  Im  :il  tlicriiiotiirirr!!  ami  tlir  nirnw- 
rapped  iiiotiiilaiiis  in  Ihi*  hack^rfXiiKt  sprrail  a  sputli-^^  mantle  over  their  hm o  ^i^aiitir  proportions,  fruit  is  a  wetiotne  eiliMc  to  the 

vim  h  IS  one  of  the  annoyanresof  tmmin;  raiiipn  in  tin*  region.     As  the  phnti>i;iapli  will  imliiale, 


tier  even  if  lie  i"<  free  of  ^riiri 


thi*  store  K  a  popular  lesort  for  imiiers  » ho  ilesire  to  ili«(iis«  i;iilil  niim;ets  ntnl  new  "clainin"  whn  li  are   prolitn    of   lonvriiatio 
I  he  tall  wooden  struitnrein  the  bar  kKronnd  to 'he  ri>;ht  of  the  fruit  store  is  a  bakery. 


Cu|ijrigDS  w/i.  It)  IM  Itucmi,  ueattlQ,  Wuh. 


KLONDIKE  TRAUINT,  COMHAN'YS  S  PORE  AT  SKAGUAY,  ALASKA.-AUhomh  the  appearance  .if  this  store  is  not 
quite  no  pretentiuus  as  the  imnic,  a  coniiUerabje  business  was  >liinc  here  tlurin<  the  season.  Tradesmen  are  very  sanguine  as  to  the 
future,  and  remarkable  energy  is  being  exercised  in  the  effort  to  cater  to  prospectors  on  their  way  to  the  gold  fields.  The  local 
water  system  consists  of  a  simple  board  flume  which  brings  an  ample  supply  of  good  water  from  a  lake  on  the  mountain  side.  Be- 
tween this  town  and  Dyea  there  exists  the  up  to  date  convenience  of  a  six  mile  telephone;  and  the  intellect  of  this  embryo  city  ia 
provided  (or  by  the  publication  of  that  modern  necessity,  a  local  newspaper. 


h<>.  f*««ltl«>.  WMh. 


MAIN  STRKE  I",  RAOTOWN,  SKACUAY  TRAIL.  Tim  iiiav  apiicar  at  first  «i){til  i«  hv  tc«i  iitiinrv.il  to  tneril  liicappi-lla- 
linn  of  "  Mam  Street,"  hut  nii«|i!Tii  pioiifcrs  and  foumlcrs  of  ( ities  art  iipuji  the  plan  tliat  it  i»  <lrsiralile  to  ^ivc  a  llioroui;h(arc  a 
gixxl  name  ami  let  ^1  justify  the  christening  when  H  kjiows  nhlcr.  In  this  case  alreaily  the  ailjuni  ts  of  rivih/ainin  have  heKun  lo 
ornament  the  highway,  anil  the  talismanic  sit; lis  iif  "  Restaurant.'  "(imxl«  IhiUKht  anil  Solil, "  tt< .,  are  lieK inning  to  laKh  the  eye  of 
the  enterprisinK  miner,  not  fcirj;ettni>!  ilie  "  lenilerfuut. '  who,  hy  the  linic  he  has  reji  hed  Skaguay,  will  probably  have  learnrii  that 
it  is  ailvisalile  to  sell  his  gun  ami  buy  a  pick,  altlinui{h  he  may  lose  in  the  transaction. 


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Uoprn^EUt.  uy:,  1)7  LA  1ua:iiu,  attnltltj,  V\iuili. 

l!Kt).\l)\VAV.  SKACIL'AY.  -This  is  a  very  l>u»y  thoroughfare  ami  the  expedition  w,i,  (ortiiiiaie  m  iitiiini;  tliu  groiiii  nf  men 
III  the  (orcKrouiul  to  >taiiil  still  while  the  picture  was  taken.  The  hartty  miners  ami  packTs  far  away  finni  their  kinsfolk  are  not 
forgetful  of  their  frienils  in  the  lilies  «  home  they  roine,  anil  it  is  inoslly  a  pleasant  thoinjht  to  ii.>  ii  that  their  features  maybe 
rc^OKiii^eil  in  the  pliiitciiiraph  I'V  smne  of  their  ari|iiaintain  es  thousands  of  miles  away.  Tc  the  left  of  the  pii;turc  can  be  seen  an 
establishment  where  packers  are  enuaK'eil,  and  in  the  tMck^'lcMlnll  can  he  seen  a  dance  hall  where  the  heavily  shod  prospector  can 
indulge  in  lerpsichorean  del'ghts  while  the  arrangements  are  lieinu  completed. 


Kl.SIDI.NL  f.  SIKI.I.  1'.  hKAC.I'.W.  lluri.'  is  oiio  of  Sk.iKU.iy  •-  piiii,  i|,,il  rcs„li-rii  c  sirects  whii  h  in  hi'iim-  ripiHIv  cliMre.lol 
timber  ami  in  a  couple  of  srasonswill  |,rul.ahly  lie  iiiirfro^:T!i/ablo.  Ihfinli.iliitanl.ar.'  not  half  licarlcd  in  thnr  l.clief  of  it,.-  fnlurcof 
Skaguay  and  are  onfiilcnt  of  l,eiii«  al.lc  to  lian.lU-  Ilu-  "riisl,'  l,usiner,«.  It  is  sai.l  Ihat  when  tht-  ru  cr  is  frn,,.,,  an.l  ihc  Morins  have 
eased  up  there  will  be  about  Iwn  months  whrn  it  will  he  easy  to  "sled  it  "  on  tht- i.  e  riyhl  <ip  llic  fro/en  brd  ol  the  Ska^uay  riv  r 
There  is  no  steep  climb  to  the  summit  or  sleep  descent  on  the  other  side  and  these  conditions  thrv  think  will  last  until  the  lo.id 
that  is  being  made  is  coniplete<l. 


Cu[>}  ntflit,  lew;,  bt  La  lU)*:hi;,  S«KtU«,  Wft 

>l'lll'l\liS  ()l-  ,sK.\<  il,'.\S'.  rile  |pri'liinin;iry  wo-k  of  tliu  |iiciiicci  is  to  remove  tunlier,  ami  this  was  practically  the  only 
uccupatKiii  at  tins  spot  when  the  photot;rapli  was  taken.  There  is  licit  an  oversiipply  of  women  in  Alaska,  and  the  lady  standint; 
in  front  of  the  caii\as  residence  is  one  of  the  comparative  few  who  have  had  the  courage  to  tempt  the  admiration  of  hardy  men  who 
arc  iintoiioiisly  sulijecl  to  the  refining  intlueiices  of  nolile  women.  There  is  every  likelihood  of  many  plucky  women  j^oinj^  to  the 
Klondike  this  year  and  it  is  not  helie\ed  that  tliey  will  have  any  cause  to  re>iret  the  step.  liven  if  they  dohejyin  by  doinjf  domestic 
work  at  the  modest  sum  of  (40.00  a  week  there  are  sympathetic  miners  around  with  piles  of  sold  dust. 


SKAGL'AY  AT  HIGH  TIDE.  -In  less  than  two  nmnths  ihe  population  of  this  town  had  nearly  trebled.  The  natural 
facilities  for  lamling  passengers  and  supplies  were  being  rapidly  utilized  for  the  convenience  of  travelers.  At  high  tide  the  place 
is  alive  with  small  craft  and  at  low  title  the  docks  enable  steamships  to  unload  without  any  unnecessary  delay.  When  the 
photo)^raph  was  taken  ii  was  <lit}i<  iilt  to  believe  that  a  town  of  this  si/c  could  spniit;  tip  in  so  short  a  timeout  in  a  wild  country  like 
Alaska  with  all  its  natural  ilis.idvaiitai;es  In  ilntuarten  the  pioneers.  Hut  the  trail  of  the  cold-seekers  was  not  to  be  ignored  while 
.merican  enterprise  is  ever  ready  to  step  into  the  breach  ami  cater  to  the  wants  nl  mankind. 


SKA(  il  AN  ,  ALASKA.--"  W  v  ait-  mmi^  in  bu  in  it  ;iiiy  way  llic  cat  jumps."  I  In--  t-xprissuin  was  madt:  iist*  of  i)y  a  prominent 
man  in  Ska>;uay  and  it  practually  conveys  the  intention  of  the  townsmen  In  general.  Not  only  are  tliey  discussing  tlie  best  means 
itf  conipetiii);  for  the  patronage  of  the  miners  on  the  overland  trip,  but  ti.ey  are  rapidly  developing  all  kinds  of  conveniences.  The 
small  l>oat  iii  the  picture  is  occupied  m  ferrying  goods  to  tlie  steamer  which  is  at  anchor  waiting  for  high  tide  before  proceeding  on 
its  journey.  The  raft  beside  the  steamer  is  an  odd  looking  structure,  l)ut  its  usefuhiess  can  l>e  readily  appreciated  by  those  who 
have  had  any  experience  m  l!iis  iieighborhotKl. 


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SKAGUAY  Al"  i.OW  TIDE.— The  salt  water  terminates  at  Skasuay,  which  is  ciKlity-five  miles  from  Jiineau.  In  a  ^heltereIl 
poiition  is  a  well  constructed  wharf  where  ocean  steamers  can  run  up  ami  be  ni.M)reil  at  any  time.  Hcsides  this  there  is  excellent 
protection  from  storms.  The  photograph  was  taken  at  low  tide  when  a  larKC  tract  of  land  is  exposed  bv  the  receding  waters,  which 
leave  the  small  craft  high  and  dry.  The  beach  is  never  covered  to  any  very  great  depth.  It  is  here  that  the  voyager  disembarks  to 
proceed  overland  along  the  Skaguay  trail,  which  starts  at  the  mouih  of  the  Skaguay  River,  about  two  miles  from  the  head  of  Dyea 
Inlet.    This  is  the  trail  that  runs  by  way  of  the  White  Pass. 


SIKAMKKS  yL'ttN  AND  liLuKdK  \V.  E!  ;>'"R  AT  SKAC.UAY.-The  sieamer  Queen,  which  is  a  speedy  boat  and 
affords  excellent  accomniudation,  has  carried  thousa  ids  of  to.  .o  Alaska  during  the  past  excursion  seasons.  The  George  W. 
Elder,  which  is  not  so  commodious  a  boat,  sails  direi  t  for  Portlanu,  lioth  vessels  had  just  arrived  at  the  head  of  steam  na^'igation 
on  Lynn  Cannl  laden  with  crowds  of  gold-seekers  and  tons  upon  tons  of  supplies.  Two  streams  follow  a  natural  outlet  to  the  sea  on 
each  tide  of  the  high  point  of  land  on  the  right — on  one  side  the  Skaguay  River,  on  the  other  the  Dyea  It  is  sometimes  difixult  to 
decide  which  route  to  take.    Doth  the  Dyea  and  Skaguay  trails  have  advantages  which  appeal  differently  to  many  travelers. 


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NEAK  im:  SUMMIT,  ^KAl;L'AV  TRAIL.— Kriuii  roti.u|)me  Hill  the  tir~i  i-iil  is  about  .VK)  d-rt  in  mu-  mile.  Then 
crossitiK  the  Skaguay  RiviTthe  traveler  ascends  about  IWOfcft  in  two  and  a  halt  miles,  anil  after  again  crossing  the  cieek  he  gori  up 
the  hillside  nearly  1,000  feet  in  less  than  one  and  a  half  miles.  B't  this  is  only  ,t  part  of  the  climb.  For  nearly  a  mile  the  trail  winils 
along  a  high  level  toward  the  steep  summit  slope.  Now  comes  a  de-cent  of  IDO  feet  which  brings  us  right  to  the  fiHit,  whiMi  up,  up 
we  go.  'Mi  feet  to  the  summit  of  the  White  Pass.  This  photogra[ih  was  taken  when  the  summit  was  almost  within  reach.  The  pass 
lies  through  a  box  canyon  enciiiiipassed  by  granite  peaks  and  the  w:iv  is  comparatively  easy. 


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MONTANA  KID  AND  llOli  11. AM  A  I  .sKAiilA\.  1  Ins  is  tlie  f.iiimus  iltis' team  wliicli  iii.i.lt  the  trip  (rum  DiUv-onClty 
tu  Ska^uay  in  twenty-four  ilavs  in  midwinter.  Tlie  regular  ilug  sifil  is  maiic  up  uf  a  naiiow  liiix  about  (our  feet  long  with  the  front 
half  covered.  It  is  n-.ounted  on  a  lloor  twice  the  length  of  the  box.  the  whole  structure  resting  on  runners.  The  passenger  sits  in 
the  box  secu/ely  protected  from  freering  and  with  only  hij  head  and  shoulders  projecting.  The  dog  whip  is  formidable  to  the  dog 
when  used  by  >i  skillful  hand,  but  a  terror  to  the  u.ser  if  he  doesn't  understaml  it.  About  four  pounds  in  weight,  with  a  nine-inch  handle 
.inil  thirty  f-  et  of  lash,  it  is  a  disagrecilile  weapon  when  it  encircles  the  user's  neck  i.r  takes  a  fancv  to  his  face  instead  of  ■  dog  hide. 


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BRIDGE  OVF-R  SKAGLAV  RI\'ER.  — Miiwcver  insi);ni(ic.Tit  lliis  niile  siruiluri'  iiiiiy  a|)|ir:ir,  Ms  usidiliu'ss  is  fully  .vppre- 
ciated  by  those  who  have  forded  Ahiskun  rivers  ot  necessity.  When  one  k.i(nv«  ihede|iili  of  the  water  and  how  to  avoul  troachi'ous 
holes  It  is  a  pleasure  to  snmetiines  ford  a  stream.  But  when  ignorance  of  the  Inittoni  creates  the  proliahility  of  );etlinK  Ingh  rubL-rr 
boots  filled  with  a  too  refreshInK  liiiuid  the  fascination  disappears.  The  iravtler  who  is  bound  fur  tlie  heart  of  the  jjold  tielda,  vii 
either  one  of  the  popular  trails,  wil!  soon  learn  that  the  act  of  crossing  riveis  anil  streams  desi  emis  from  the  realms  •  f  novelty  ton 
commonplace  occurrenc?.    The  man  who  ^o-s  with  the  i  lea  of  novelty  will  probably  reinrn  wnh  the  hope  ol  meetiiig  bridges. 


l.rMill.iv  ^'Ai<l),  .-iKACil'AV.  rin' |.lciiiiliil  Mi|ip.y  111  liiiilicr  ill  Ihe  iu"ii;lilM>rliiMiil  of  SkaKnay  will  furnlsli  iiiiUcrial  (ur 
some  big  indiistrir.s  when  thp);""*'ii'!;  puiHilatirm  iiiaki'S  iloinaiid.  At  the  time  this  pliDtojiraph  was  taken  there  was  a  lar^e  amount 
of  hiinber  stored  in  the  yards,  and  this  shows  one  of  the  prineipal  ones  wliere  a  con5iilerahle!)Usiness  was  hein^;  done.  Skaguay  is 
a  hvely  town  and  the  growth  diirinK  tlie  fall  of  1H97  was  rei  arkahlc.  And  when  it  is  remembered  that  a  railroad  over  the  White 
Pass  is  not  only  rontemplaleil  lint  surveys  are  lieinif  made,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  inhabitants  are  iiistilie<l  in  praising  the  town.  It 
IS  said  (hat  the  railroad  will  be  i"oini>l('ted  this  year. 


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SKAGUAY  RIVER  IROM  lOI"  i)K  FIRST  Mil. I. .-At  tins  poim  an  i-xiellciit  view  <i(  the  hhkIiiik  river  i;in  he  had. 
The  scenery  in  all  its  massive  grandeur  siiTdunds  one  cm  every  Mile,  and  (.ir  in  the  d  stance,  hke  a  streak  of  bright  silvr'  the  ier- 
pentine  stream  wends  its  way  through  gulch  and  valley,  over  rocky  bed  and  sandy  bottom,  hrrr  «j;h  a  iiimsk  al  ti|i|ili',  Ih.  with  a 
dill  plash,  ever  onward,  ever  running,  ever  escaping  from  a  humble  hounc  and  losing  its  idciiiiiy  in  the  0(  can  of  waters  r  gather- 
ing bulk  as  It  goes  and  liL'commg  a  distinriive  local  feature.  .So  dots  the  ambitious  miner  either  get  lott  in  the  gieai  .1.  ugalion 
or  live  to  bask  111  the  sunshine  o(  Ilainr  lortune. 


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FROM  Till'  UK  ^KlONU  HILL,  SKAl. LAV.— Tins  pictureMiuc  iorcsl  mcw  was  takuii  wliile  tlie  cxpi'dmoii  enjoyed  a 
short  rest  on  the  icip  of  the  seiond  hill.  With  the  roots  u(  trees  and  broken  branches  bostrewinR  the  path  of  the  traveler,  he  must 
needs  be  careful  lest  an  awkwaid  stumble  delay  pro^-ress.  I)urni«  the  months  of  February,  March  and  April,  ami  sometimes  May, 
the  snow  makes  the  surface  of  the  trail  smoolher  and  less  difficult  to  ^■el  ovir;  and  many  claim  that  it  i-^  tl.cn  a  far  better  route  than 
the  Uvea  Irail.  From  the  summit  of  the  While  Pass  to  the  head  of  Lake  Iteniiett,  nearly  tweiitv-fonr  miles  ahead,  the  trail  winils 
through  a  very  rcKky,  ulai  lated  lountry  ko  broken  by  valleys  that  much  more  climbing  is  necessary. 


ON  PORL'Ul'lNt;  INCLINK,  SKAGUAY  TRAIL.— I'his  is  not  a  particularly  iiiviiinK  pan  of  ilic  tran,  but  it  Ii.isk.  he  cm- 
coumtri'd  hy  everyone  taking  llie  jimrney,  ami  it  is  just  as  well  tu  face  it  lM)l>lly  at  the  start.  I  he  liiiliaiis  ohjen  lu  iimhh  IIiih  trail 
but  thai  is  no  reason  why  the  wliile  man  shoulil  i^;nore  il.  The  Indians  are  in  tiriur  ii(  a  ^ruat  many  tlnnnH  that  the  wliite  man 
smiles  at.  I'he  incline  sheiwii  in  the  pic  ture  is  known  as  the '■  .Swilihliaik."  It  is  a  mile  ami  a  half  below  the  precipice,  ami  con- 
sists of  a  wild  7iK2a>;  path  w  imliii^'  its  way  amiil  rocks  anil  trees  Willi  treacherous  upturned  roots.  In  tif  hackKmund  can  he  seen 
a  pack  horse  on  its  way  to  Lake  Lirdernian. 


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hour  srciiis  slow  to  the  niiriir  who  is  lioiiml  for  the  Rolil  tiolds  where  nearly  every  one  is  saiil  to  be  striking  it  "rich;"  but  in  the 
neidhhorhocHi  of  the  stop  here  pii  tured  the  greater  number  of  travelers  aie  well  satisfied  wi'h  one  mile  an  hour.  This  is  the  ac- 
knowletl^ed  r.ite  of  progress.  The  very  inisuhstantial  brid^^e  is  about  seven  miles  out  from  Skaguay.  From  here  to  the  summit  of 
['(Mtupiue  IliU  the  trail  leails  throuKb  a  tluckly  wowled  district  aloiij;  the  siile  of  the  mountain.  It  is  a  pretty  bail  piece  of  climb- 
ing with  a  sharp  ascent  of  about  700  feet,  and  the  natural  beauty  of  the  forest  is  mostly  forgotten  in  the  desire  to  get  to  the  top. 


SKAGUAV  THAU.  AT  I.iril.K  LAKI..  -  I  ins  i!i  n  fanciful  spot,  full  nf  roniaiiitc  "U^^i'Stivencs*!.  and  in  Ihc  iniiUiiinmcr 
months  m>  more  stiitaitle  place  cduM  he  foutnl  wliere  the  surronndincfi  ntv.  likely  to  inspire  an  anient  lover  with  vi>ws  of  untlyin^ 
devotion.  The  only  disadvantage  is  that  one  <U>es  not  fintl  anyone  with  ear«  fitted  to  appret  late  wordf  of  innpiratinn.  The  summer 
girl  lias  not  yet  invaded  this  region,  and  unless  a  highly  ornamented  s(piaw  happen  along  with  a  park  on  her  bark,  the  sentiments, 
however  musical,  are  wasted  on  the  halmv  air.  The  HUiall  sheet  of  water  named  l.ittle  Lake  is  a  sample  of  many  similar  wcnes 
in  this  almost  iinkriown  country,  and  the  observer  wonders  at  the  transformation  that  takes  phut*  when  the  rigors  of  winter  set  in. 


lHN(iKV  MANS  Kl.  rivl.AI  A  l'  I'OKCUPiNK  CKKKK,  SKAGL'AY  TKAII..-  Tliis  is  a  rcslaurant  in  the  wilderness 
where  yim  pay  a  ilnllar  (or  a  meal  ami  trcciucnlly  ^et  sonicthin);  you  are  not  U)oking  for.  Yet  one's  appelilc  is  siicli  after  these 
weary  marches  that  anything  is  eaten  with  a  relish,  particularly  if  a  little  fresh  meat  is  included.  The  most  pre%alent  trouble  in 
this  part  is  scurvy,  which  is  the  result  of  a  scarcity  of  vegetables  and  fresh  meat.  A  diet  of  beans,  salt  pork  and  bad  bacon  with 
flour  at  VMM  a  sack  hriiiKS  trouble;  and  a  restaurant  in  the  wilderness  is  a  very  welcome  spectacle  even  if  one  does  have  to  pay 
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CHII.KAT  INDIAN  CRdl'I',  ALASKA.— The  child  in  the  fureKrouml  is  soiiicwhat  Icrror  strlrkcn  at  the  appearance  of 
the  camera  anil  III)  one  nieiiibcr  of  the  Kf'Up '5  allogethcr  at  ease.  The  olil  laily  in  the  iciitir  with  the  while  hanilkercliief  over 
her  heail  is  alfcctiiifj  a  Millie  of  contempt,  al'liou);h  she  has  closeil  her  eyes  In  .shut  nut  the  ilaiiKemus  Imikih);  machine.  Thiro  is 
more  superstition  than  sentiment  about  the  Inilians  in  this  re>;ion.  They  aie  almost  heartless  ami  ahsotntely  mercenary.  They 
will  not  aiil  each  other  without  payment ;  anil  the  white  man  haslo  har^am  very  i  arefiilly  to  avoiil  hemi;  i  luateil  by  their  cunning. 
The  rush  overland  h.as  given  them  experience,  and  it  is  a  hard  thing  for  the  tJhriDtian  bargainer  to  get  against. 


Cnpyriitlil.  IWT,  l.y  Ij*  It-xhv.  ScwKI,',  Wai-ti. 

1)\  I  .A,  U(.  roll  I.  U,  lMt7.  I'Ik'  iin|ni>silnlily  tif  sl'<  urin^  sutVu  ictit  liolp  to  pack  tiic  now  arrivals'  <ni  tills  over  tlie  mouiitaitis 
caused  delays,  arktt  with  each  new  ste.uiu-r  came  iiicrea-iiui;  luiinhcrs,  rciiuiriui^  more  ami  b^'tter  accoinini);Iatioiis.  In  C)ii{)l)er, 
Dyea  had  become  a  tiiwn  ttf  somewhat  pretentious  wotnlcn  !)uiidini,'s.  containini;  stores  with  all  sorts  of  merchandise,  hotels,  and 
restaurants,  as  well  as  saloons  and  pamhlin>;-l»ouses,  which  were  conspicuous  and  flourishing'.  The  town  site  is  surveyetl,  corner 
lots  command  hi^h  prices,  and  real  estate  ofiices  are  numerous  and  enterprisin;;.  I'p  to  January  there  were  no  wharves,  which 
was  a  great  inconvenience  and  seriously  retarded  the  pro^^ress  of  the  town.     That,  how*  ver,  has  now  been  remedietl. 


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surroii'idiii^  ('(iiintrv.  (.  ;)|>tain  Mealy  came  from  Motitana  after  a  im»st  ailvetitiir>iiis  life.  Hur'i  tn  lielaiul  atnl  hrmi^lit  l>>  the 
I'nitcd  Slates  when  a  siiiali  l)(i>,  he  ran  away  from  home  al  the  aL'i-  <<  12  and  jojneii  a  haml  i>r  ltht>uster!t  liotirnl  for  NiraruKiM. 
He  visited  the  ^'^lklln  some  years  ayo  and  fo-Mded  the  rompany  with  which  he  is  now  associated,  secured  the  av^iMaiu  o  li'' 
Chicai,'o  cipilahsts,  and  l)y  personal  supervision  ha^  iM:i<!c  it  one  of  the  verv  Ktron^eitt  ori^am/ations  in  Alaska.  I  liiii  traihtiK 
post,  which  IS  now  managed  hy  his  son-iiidaw,  is  one  of  tlie  most  fanmus  in  Alaska. 


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I'OR TV  INDIAN  CANOKS  AT  DVKA.-Tliis  |iluil<)Kr;i|ih  was  laktii  mi  Siiiiilay.  cm  which  day  the  ChilkiHi\.i  will  not 
wiirk  fcir  any  price.  Moat  of  them  are  ;onsistent  meinhers  nf  the  I'resbytetiaii  <imrili,  tlioroiiKhly  truntwnrthy,  ami,  as  paikers,  to 
be  preferrcil  to  white  men.  Tlieir  chiircli  serviies  were  helil  every  Sunday  at  llyfa  in  a  tent.  These  lanoen.  «lun  loaded,  were 
towed  about  six  tmles  up  Uvea  Kiver  to  the  head  of  canoe  navi^aliun.  On  the  left  is  the  Indian  villa>;e,  with  one  hundred  or 
innrc  tents  of  the  Indian  pac:kers.  These  |ie"|ile  (ound  the  p.\M  su.  idler  an  astoiiishiiiKlv  prolilalile  one  by  rcaton  of  the  great 
rush  to  the  gold  liclcls,  and  tlicy  naturally  look  foiward  to  the  present  year  with  great  cxpectatiotn. 


Copfhshl.  liw;,  by  Ij)  ttu<-hi-,  tM«l(k',  Wai 


KIKST  CKOSSINCi,  UVi;.\  Kl\  KK,  A  rikxI  w.it;oii  ruaii  kails  from  the  Dyca  Ikacli  tii  tliii.  first  irossMiK  of  the 
Hvcr.  Ill  the  spriiii;  of  1HU7  a  briiltji'  irossiiiK  ti.e  riviT  at  this  piiint  was  wa-hcd  away,  ami  afterward  all  ^;iii«ls  hail  to  he 
(erried  ainiss  at  a   losl  of  live   dnjlars  a  tun,  while  lifiy  i:ciil>  was  chat)ted   fur  each  enmv.     As  one  >4   tluse    Indian 

canoes  wmihl  carry  a  ti>n  ur  more  on  e.tth  tri(i,  and  the  ilislanie  across  the  river  was  than  twn  liunilred  feet,  it  laii  he 

readily  iimh  rstooil  what  a  |>roh!ahle  hnsiness  it  was.     Many  of  the  Indians  vpoii  the  trai    wurkeil  sixken  ami  even  eighteen 
bours  a  day,  and  earned  more  money  that  one  suiiiiner  than  dunnf!  the  whoie  of  their  precedmj;  lives. 


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LAMP  A  I'   DVl.A   I'MINT.     Diintii;  llie  last  ilays  <>f  Autfiisl.  IM'7.  Dyca  I'oini  prcsiMiteil  llir  .ip|ic.iraiii  c>  nf  an  iiriny  c.iin|i, 
ami  Tint  even  llie  early  S|iatiir<li  ailvciiuircrs  uniltT   l)j  Soio  Ci>rli'/  in  l'i/(aii)  wiTO  cimro  iMi;i'r  i.i  ilicir  scar^  h  I  ir  wr.illli  lliaii  ihr 

iillikir  tliiisc  Spaninli  Kiiiijlim  cif  hM  iln  <i' 


niuM  will 


iiif  the  tnilsninc  jtmriify  frnin  lliis  pi 


vir  llicClilkaol  mill  the  inlein 


IHC'i  will  all  exjieneiire  weeks  ami  nionlhn  ami  perhaps  years  of  self-ileinal  ami  laliorioiis  efTiirt    -^imie  In  iiiei't  ilisappi 

wh  leiuhers  nmre  furliiiialc  will  reap  :i  rich  rowan!  fur  their  lalmr.     Il  is  st.iteil  ihal  the  first  prospciliiii;  parlies  went  over  the 

Chilkinil  I'ass  III  I*<WI.  anil  sun  e  then  in  increajiiiK  iiiiniliers,  lull  not  iiiilil  An>;usl,  iS.;;,  ilnl  they  eiiine  hy  the  ship  liiad. 


I'Ac.K  IRAIN,  ll\I.A  I.  \N  \  I  iN.  -  1  Ills  IS  a  in.miiilii'oiit  piece  nf  si:cTiery  if  rufjardeil  purely  frniu  a  luiiiirai  puiut  iif 
view.  Tlie  unrestr  uneil  eleiiietili  liave  priHiiueil  a  stale  nt  chaos;  ami  iliniuKli  the  wnmleil  );ulch  the  hiiiiiaii  trail  wends 
in  way,  ami  man  in  ipiest  «(  wealth  ami  Imnor  ilelies  the  forces  of  nature  dreat  bowlders  of  rock  and  piles  of  broken 
timlwr  lieslrcw  t'lC  line  of  inarch,  ami  ureal  care  ha--  ..i  be  exercised  in  pickini;  out  one's  footsteps,  and  also  those  of  the 
h<.:iiits  of  biirdr.i.  Accidents  aie  not  by  any  means  a  rarity;  but  with  the  necessary  amount  of  care  there  is  no  occasion 
for  any  seriou-*  mishaps  unless  the  we.athcr  be  uiipropitious.     !■  iiie  weather  prevailed  when  th's  plioto^'r.i|ih  was  taken. 


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lU.'KKii  r\CK  I'KAIN,  I)Vi;.\  I'l  liN  T.— By  nic.iiis  .i(  ihfst-  |i.i(  k  aiiiiiials,  sd  lainiii.ir  In  loiirists  i)(  Coliirailci  niouiitain 
resoris,  ■.upijlles  were  taken  for  sdine  ilistam:i;  up  iIil'  trail.  The  charge  was  aliDUt  IW  ii-ntH  a  pound  in  Septcnibcr,  from  Uyea  over 
tlieCliilkoot  I'ass  to  Lake  LiiiilcTinaii,  a  dislance  of  twciilycn;lit  miles,  riiirc  wore  comparatively  few  pai  k  animals  on  the  Dyea 
trail.  The  Imlians  doing  a  very  large  part  of  tlie  work,  tlic  diaries  were  aliout  the  same,  tuit  the  i  liief  dilfiiulty  was  to  secure 
help.  This  neighlxirhoixl  presented  a  scene  of  feverish  activity,  as  each  new  arrival  .sought  to  get  his  supfilies  under  way  l>y  canoe 
or  pack  animal;  and  often  impatient  of  delay  carried  them  unaide<l  on  hii  own  broad  jhuulderi. 


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liURROS  I'DKDING  DYKA  RI\'KR.— Tins  is  at  FiniieKan's  I'liiiit.  five  miles  from  1  )y(;a,  and  two  miles  out  from  the 
second  crossing.  It  was  the  cm!  of  the  wajjon  trail  clurniK  the  summer  "'  1(^9T.  Not  the  least  of  the  dismal  experiences  encountered 
during  this  journey  were  the  very  frequent  rains  and  continuous  cloudy  weather.  The  great  difficulty  in  taking  views  in  such 
places  will  be  best  understood  by  experienced  photographers,  Only  slow  progress  could  be  made  with  a  photographic  outfit  and 
a  complete  camp  was.  required  for  its  accommodation,  involving  the  employment  of  considerable  help  and  the  expenditure  of 
much  time  and  money.    Every  one  of  these  views  represents  gre&t  physical  effort  and  exposure. 


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INDIANS  IKKKiH  I  INl.  II'  DVKA  Kl\  KK  \VH  II  CAN(il>.  Hen*  tin-  s.|,iaws  an  rulitiK  .in.l  k'h-Iimk  whiU-  ihc 
men  arc  ahead  towing  with  Inn^  ropes.  Thif^o  boats  arc  regular  tlii^ mils,  made  from  lar^o  timlKT,  and  draMin^  about 
eight  inches  of  water,  yet  rarryin^  a  thousanti  pounds  or  rnnre  of  frei^jhl.  Tlie  trailing  tonipanies  never  pay  the  natives 
in  cash.  Last  summer's  rush  Iirou^lil  them  into  closer  tnucli  with  the  civdi/attoii  of  white  men,  ami  they  learned  to  strike. 
Deck  hands  on  one  steamer  wore  receiving'  one  dnllar  per  Ixuir.  One  day  (hey  refused  to  work  f<<r  less  than  iwu  dollars. 
They  got   it.    They   kept   on  striking   until   the  wages  were   hvc  dollars  an   hour. 


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four  lumtlrCil  miles  below.  They  have  in  transit  a  knock-iiowii  boat,  the  how  of  wliieh  is  a  conspicuous  feature.  They 
receive  two  humlreil  iloUars  for  taking  two  sucli  boats  from  tlie  heail  of  canoe  navit:atioii  to  the  summit  of  Clnlkoot  I'ass, 
alMiut  ten  miles,  f.'aiioes  can  l)e  reathly  obtaineil  from  the  liulians,  but  it  is  not  ailvisable  to  attempt  lo  use  them  without 
the  assistance  of  Imlians  who  are  f.imiliar  with  the  frail  birch-liark  vessels.  Like  many  other  things,  they  are  easily  ma- 
tieuvereil  when  properly  uiulerslooil.     These  canoes  can   be  secured  to  carry  very  ci.msulerable   weights. 


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of  rain,  and  the  excessive  heat  of  the  sun  in  the  summer  tone.  One  often  wonders  at  the  liardihooil  of  the  packers  in  tins 
country,  ami  souietiuies  envies  them  their  streiiKth.  It  is  almost  dilTn  ult  to  imav;inc  the  averajje  <  ily  ni.m  (lutlin^'  up  with 
the  hardsliips  that  have  to  be  enilured.     Uut  many  a  city  fellow  surpri>es  the  men  already  mured  to  such  trials. 


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SCAl.KS,  l.llll,Ki  U)  I'  I'ASS.— riiis  is  an  cxtreiiR-ly  iTilurestuii;  spot.  It  is  at  l!io  foot  of  C'hilkoot  I'ass,  and  tlic  last 
resting  place  prior  to  the  asrcnt  of  C'lnlkont  on  the  nortliward  trip.  The  Kf^'ip  Siiown  in  tlie  picture  includes  several  Indian 
packers,  .\fter  tlie  loni;  march  from  Dyca  I'nnit  tliis  hardy  hand  of  miners  took  a  well  merited  rest  at  the  foot  of  the  pass. 
The  rocky  liacki;round,  shown  in  the  photo;;raph,  is  a  slight  indication  of  the  hazardous  clinili  in  |irospect.  The  climate 
anil  the  occupation  are  not  conducive  to  slender  appetites,  and  it  will  be  seen  that  as  soon  as  a  halt  was  cried  some  ot  the 
men  plunged  into  their  provision  sacks  regardless  of  the  fact  that  their  photographs  were  being  taken. 


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CAMP  AT  U)N(;  LAKK,  DVKA  TRAIL.— This  is  imc  nf  the  roKul:ir  campiiiK  Kf'"'!"''  f"r  travelers  wIid  acck  llic  niilil 
fields iiy  way  of  the  \)\ca  trail.  Altlimigh  wjil  ariillileak  in  winter,  it  i«  imt  so  nnpliasant  i.i  the  hot  summer  months  wlieii  the  chief 
enemy  of  comfurt  is  tlie  l)loo<lthir«ty  miisc|uitn.  Witli  ruirxed  nioiiilauis  reariiiK  ll'eir  luftv  heails  .irouml,  the  miners  rai^  uiiiainp 
ill  tiimparativf  peace  beside  "■;,'  I.al<e,  ami  take  the  minli  iieeileil  rest  that  is  iliniaiideil  at  ihe  eiij  of  .1  wi'aryinj;  marrh.  After 
a  iiiifht's  ref.-o-hniK  sleep  l.i"K(<r il.,.  placid  waters  the  march  will  be  resumed  111  the  early  innriiinK  and  llie  next  restmn  place  will 
probably  be  one  of  the  campi  at  Deep  Lake  on  the  journey  north.    The  coiiditiont  all  tend  to  make  one  anxious  to  push  onward. 


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DI'.l.l'  lAKI",  nVF.A  TKAII..-- riiis  l.ikc  IS  a  w.  ki,..«u  .s|.,i:  .11  ill.  .  \l.\  ii.ii  li  15  between  Loti|/  Lake  mid  Lake 
I.inili'rinan.aiiil  us  slioius  are  vory  ii(i|iiihir  as  a  c'aiii|iin);  i;iii'inil  for  miners  k<"1'i!  hy  llic  civerlaiid  mute.  Several  camps  are  In  he 
fmind  ill  the  iiei>!lilmrlii«iil.  I'lie  surrminilin^'S  are  liarr>Mi  ami  rocky,  ami  '  1  the  winter  nicmths  it  is  an  extremely  nmlesirable  place 
til  he  hicateil.  ISiit  when  the  simw  has  ilisappeareil  hefiire  the  n.spirm>c  rays  of  a  summei  nun  it  is  healthy,  placid  and 
peaceful,  tine  cannot  lind  mucli  shooting  round  about,  as  the  ihseiue  of  fertility  makes  it  un.tttraetivr  to  t«th  birds  and  leasts. 
By  the  tianks  of  the  laki,  however,  a  very  welcome  rest  can  he  enjoyed  by  the  traveler  on  his  wiy  to  the  land  of  placer  mining. 


■,jy  i,n  .%iimi  MmummmmwMPmmmmimmmxmmmmmmm 


ON  THK  SUMMIT  Ol"  CHILKoei"  PASS.— Iliis  |)liotOK'r;-.pli  sIkiws  the  chiiractiT  of  the  route  ovtr  the  mountains 
with  its  hutfe  blocks  of  hrokfii  ijr.initi'  S(  .itlcri'il  aliout  in  the  most  incxtriialile  i.mfiision.  I  ast  year's  rusti  through  Ihi"  Chilkoot 
I'ass  caiisiil  somewhat  of  a  ioii),'tstion,  ami  many  |)io|ilc  sinre  llieii  arc  hnikiiiK  aroiiml  for  oihir  wav  .  to  RCt  lhront;li  the  moiMi- 
tain  ran(,'es  into  the  (iiunlry  where  the  heailwalers  of  the  Viikoii  ean  he  rearheil.  Ihe  people  oi  Ji'  i.  in  Mronj;ly  fav{ir  this  route 
to  the  Hold  lieiils,  because  every  one  i;onn;  that  way  has  Ic  |iass  tlirough  their  iity.  This  may  have  soinelhinij  to  ilu  with  the 
reputation  Chilkuut  i'ass  has  attained,  but  whether  ur  nut,  this  route  is  still  the  popular  one. 


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1. 1.  AC  1 1:  Ft.  SI'MMir  OF  l'HlI.K'»>r  lASS.  -Thi  man  on  the  left  is  pack»K  a  -wrticm  of  a  hoat.  iii  tim  forcKrounil 
is  an  \Iaskan  pticier.  The  dnri  <li;iil<>v>  show  the  inceiiBt;  point  of  two  trails  mer  tfc  siu'*  lieldK.  One  most  be  on  rhe 
Kii'nnnt  o(  Chilk-"'!  I'ass  M  tii»l  «'■•«•■  lo  realiii:  f.f  worst  phases.  Then,  whvn  th'  unrmialletl  panorama  ^f  iflitlerine  «iftHT 
spreiid*  out  on  I'^-ery  sidf,  it?  bciiits  is  indesrrihaliie;  hut  the  iiohl  seeker,  t.reatJ  >  vr\  froni  chnibink;,  ti.'^  to  ,  ^t^  latv 
its  rui:£e«l  (haniih.      He    hai-   h«toro  liim  a  wiM  lUsioiil  of  twelve  nnles.  with  n   i'  .ni  xn  his  iunk  and  a  '  <  ^Ktn^ 

him  with  snow,  tilhng  his  mntrils,  ami  keeping  huii  gasping  for  breath,  in  aii  almosplivTr  probabty  fifty  d«)i><  -    .-<««. 


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PACK  MORSES  i)N  KDCF.  (IF  I'KIXII'ICF.,  CHII.KOOT  PASS  This  is  the  end  of  the  available  trail  fur  |.,irk 
animals,  tiflecii  miles  from  I>yea.  Aiinnals  have  liceii  taken  over  the  pass  from  this  poini,  but  without  load,  aii<l  usually 
Willi  eoiishleriilile  erforl.  C'hilkoot  Indians  are  ein()loyed  to  pack  supiilics  ti  the  top  of  liie  pass;  lint  from  there  on  the 
traveler  inu>l  pack  lis  own  load.  This  pass  is  shorter  than  either  the  I  hilkai  or  the  Wl'.ite  I'ass;  but  the  hii^hesl  by  at  least 
I.'XHJIeel.  It  is  ll,.Vi()  feet  above  sea  level.  I'he  lasl  mile  of  thi.<  pass  is  over  a  j;l.n  ler,  and  the  severest  of  i  limliin^',  the  ascent 
being  111  feet.     Ihe  aver.agc  traveler  heartily  congratulates  himself  when  he  reaches  the  summit  for  the  tirsl  tunc. 


l.ODKING  SOtl'H  i:iO.M  K)U  r  01'  i)\l-.A  CANON,  -1  his  pliuUi-raiili  slums  at  a  ^'laM^f  iliu  rnuH;  thus  far 
traversed  by  the  ex[)e(litiiiii  for  a  distance  iif  over  seven  miles.  Ku>!t;eil  scenery  of  the  wililest  desc.ipii'm  is  met  with  i.i  this 
liicahty,  and  the  eye  of  tlie  traveler  is  nppalleil  liy  the  grandeur  of  nature  arouuil  him.  The  country  hcri  stives  every  evidence 
of  having  been  at  some  past  time  the  lied  of  a  great  glacial  river,  between  one  and  two  miles  wide.  When  the  weather 
IS  congenial,  with  neither  mos<|uitoes  nor  snow-drifts  to  embarrass  the  ambitious  gold  seeker,  his  mind  must  indeed  be 
barren  if  he  fail  to  enjoy  the  wonderful  landscapes  and  virgin  forests  of  these  regions  of  untold  mineral  wealth. 


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hcail  ipf  the  lake.  Kruiii  the  lake,  the  Skajjuay  or  While  Pass  Trail  leads  up  over  the  incline  ainoiiK'  ihe  woods  in  tlie  fiircK'round. 
At  the  foot  of  the  iniliiie  is  a  <|uanlily  of  supplies  awaitiiin  packets  who  are  loniiiin  across  the  lake  in  Indian  canoes.  I'lie  cai  no 
to  the  native  Indian  is  what  the  horse  is  to  the  cowiioy  of  the  western  plains.  It  is  manipulated  wiUi  extraordinary  skill,  and  no 
waters,  however  wdil,  seem  lo  daunt  the  hardy  Indian.  He  will  fish,  hunt,  trade  and  visit  in  his  indispensable  canoe,  and  skim 
over  the  water  like  u  bird,    All  Alaskan  canoes  arc  fashioned  alike. 


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SHIP  VARD,  I.AKK  I.INDF.RMAN.—  Wiihout  a  doubt  this  was  the  liusiest  scene  along  the  whole  mute.  S.  .res  of  men 
were  here,  always  at  work  coiislructint,'  boats  for  (lescen<lui);  the  waterways  to  the  Yukon.  Timber  is  found  in  (lie  iinnieiliate 
neighborhood  and  hijjs  of  about  seven  inches  in  diameter  are  tut  tM  the  necessary  lennlhs,  rolled  upon  a  staging  and  whipsawed 
into  the  required  shape.  Thus  a  week  or  more  is  employed  in  buililin;;  a  boat  for  the  lout;  journey  north.  Assuming  that  they  arc 
handy  with  tools,  four  men  can  take  the  stamliiiK  S|)rure,  saw  out  lunibt  r  and  build  a  boat  Uirgo  enough,  in  a  week,  to  carry  them 
and  4,0"0  pounds  of  provisions;  and  it  should  be  a  g(Mx|  stanch  boat  at  that. 


I.KAVINC.  IIKAI)  III  ,.\K1.  I.I  NDKKMAN'  TOR  THK  KI.dNPIKF,.- These  boats  arc  fully  loaded  and  are  leaving 
(or  llic  ih.illi.  With  f.noralile  weather  the  journey  can  lie  made  to  Dawson  City  in  about  two  weeks.  When  the  wind  is  favor.ible 
the  s.iil  is  used;  otherwise  the  boat  is  rowed  the  length  of  Lake  l.inderinan,  six  iiiile.s,  to  the  rapids.  Half  way  down  the  lake  is 
the  boundary  line  between  Alaska  an. I  I'anada.  The  men  with  the  boats  were  a  hardy  lot.  They  encountered  hardships,  because 
hniTiau  iritelHKence,  streni;th  and  courai;e  ah-ays  will  encounter  hanlships  m  the  race  for  wealth.  If  the  comforts  and  necessaries 
of  life  are  absent  in  the  region  of  the  Yukon,  so  also  .verc  they  waiilint;  in  the  early  days  of  California. 


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(AMI'  AT  I.AKK  I.INDF.KMAX.  Krmr  iiiileii  licyiiiHl  the  nii»itiiMi  iMiiip  wr  hinl  llii*  In  til-  i  yo  vii«  nl  ilir  (.iiii|>  ill  I  ako 
I.iiulenii.iii.  U  lit'ii  llir  |iliiiiiiL;ta|>li  h.k  lakeii  iii  StptiiiilHt,  l><9*,  tlit-  <  .imp  kiiimMviI  of  40()  tt'iil'<  ami  al  Iimm  I.imIU  priiplr,  mainly 
I'liKaK'^'il  i>>  ll"-'  I'liililm^'  of  liiMtt  to  I'lnvry  ItiriiiM-lvm  ami  DUtlils  tliiiiiiKli  lake*  ami  rivi-rnimlii'  )(<>l<l  lu'M*,  aUiiil  IIIO  inilin  alieail. 
Ilt'twrc'ii  tins  point  ami  the  lica>l  of  Lake  Itcnnctt  the  l.ewei>  i<i>vr  i%  only  alKiiit  a  milr  in  lt'nt;tli.  Il  ih  alxnii  liliy  yards  okIc  ami 
btlwon  l»ii  nnd  liner  feel  ileip,  liut  iii  so  twift  ami  ruui(l<  liiat  naviKalinii  i<  mil  In  he  llioU)(lit  o(.  I.ukc  l.iiiilcriiiaii  in  alHiiit  Imlf 
a  inilc  Hiile  ami  alxiut  su  iniivs  in  leii|{lh.     It  is  alMiilccp  enough  lor  nrilinary  p<irpi>Kei>. 


RAIMDS  liKTW  Kl  \  I.AKKS  I.INDKKMAN  AM)  HFNNKTT.-Tlicse  rapuU  t-xtemi  a  tliMaiuc  of  three-tiuarT..'r5  of  a 
link*  frniii  Lake  L.itiilftinati  In  ilir  head  ni  l.akc  HciitK-tl.  The  average tlcpth  is  only  al>t)t)t  Ihrce  feot,  but  the  water  is  so  swift  ami 
routfh  tliat  nav<Katioii  lias  til  lit*  suspended.  Wlun  tlie  iiortherti  extreniity  of  Lake  l.iuderniaii  is  reachtHl  the  iNiats  arc  uiihiadod 
and  the  (^ihmIs  t  arru*<l  overland,  around  the  rapids,  ti;  tlic  head  of  Lake  Hennett.  Then  llie  empty  hoais  are  carefully  Hoated  through 
the  rapnU  h\  means  of  rupes,  as  sliown  in  the  photot^raph.  I.iKikm^  ahead,  one  rait  see  Lake  Hennett,  where  snuMith  water  will 
pcrtnit  navigation  to  he  resiinR'tl.     The  eanip  ni  the  haekground  t>l  the  picture  betongit  to  the  Canadian  police. 


l.AKK  IIKNNI'  11.  riiis  lake  IS  I.  irl>  tweiilvtU  e  ,iimI  a  li.iK  iiiili'n  luni;  ami  alK.iil  hall  a  iiiili-  wiilc  f^r  tin-  liiM  l»<lve 
miles,  1)111  for  the  rcmaiiiiii);  (listaiK  I- it  vanes  from  t<iie  ti<  ihrt't' iiiilo  in  wn  ii.  \\  litn  tins  |ihcitiiKia|<h  »a»  taken  tlii'  lake  wai 
very  placiil,  but  it  has  the  ihara(  ter  of  lieiiik;  ilank;erc>ii>  in  <  <inM'i|ueiii  e  of  the  high  winds  Iniin  tin  north,  w  hii  h  lrei|iiefitlv  jirevail, 
making  the  water  very  unin\  itint;  to  small  iKials  an<l  |ireveiitini;  them  Iroiii  eroftsint;.  ThiR  oflentimeH  caiise?!  a  very  dinaKreeahle 
anil  vexations  ilelay.  Ily  the  tune  the  traveler  has  leai  heel  this  spot  his  enlliiisiasni  has  |>to)ialily  risen  to  a  pretty  hi^h  pilch,  as  the 
remaiiKler  of  the  )ouriiey  to  Di:  ««on  City  is  liy  w.iter,  ami  it  irritates  hint  to  encuunter  unexpei  teil  ilclaya. 


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\\  r.l.llON'S  I'AMI'  AT  l.AKK  IIKWF.TT.— Hy  the  I'nie  those  who  lake  the  overland  lome  havt  reached  their 
dcMitKiiiiin  the  art  uf  ramping  oiii  has  either  heen  thoroiiijhly  ar(niireil  nr  else  it  never  will  ho.  In  all  sort'  of  weather  ani'.  every 
kind  111  iiMinirv  in  the  lurest,  hv  the  lake,  near  a  siriain  in  lusiilf.i  fast  runrnnL'iiver  mme  should  ronn  amiss  to  the  h.irdy  miner 
who  ^lather**  expenem  e  as  he  j:tM*s  and  !<«  ahle  to  pnch  his  lent  at  the  shortest  possiMe  notiee  a'ld  in  the  most  appro\ed  fashion,  hy 
the  tinii  he  loiales  the  spot  111  hopes  will  ptoihn  e  the  dust  that  shall  place  hini  in  the  lale^ory  of  millionaires.  WellKin's  Camp 
was  a  >.imple  ul  many  ^net  with  en  loute  to  the  Klondike.     The  appetites  of  the  miners  merit  the  envy  of  dyspeptics. 


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NKAK  I.AKK  lU'-WETT.  Tins  |)liot<(t;r;i|ih  thows  the  ('<iittts  .iroiuii)  wliuh  ihc  empty  h«>;it  li.'is  to  lit*  Kuult'd  by  ropon, 
whiU-  tht*  ^iMHJs  art-  Ik-mil.'  ( .irrir«l  fivcrlaml  tu  llir  heail  ••(  I..ikc  lU-niutt,  which  lu'^ui^  |iiM  tK'yMinl  the  M'cotiil  |>iMtii,  in  iht-  rii^ht  nf 
tht*  |>u  tiirt*.  N'ury  crcat  rare  has  u*  he  t*xi-rri'>et|  in  lakiii^  a  hoat  aoiuml,  as  (he  ii*tn'  of  (hr  waters  in  kik  h  tlial  it  ik  dilVii  nil  lit  Mccr 
clear  of  roikR  ati<l  shoals.  W'ht'ii  tlic  <Ia)»  art' hut.  the  Mios(|Uitii  hovers  a*iinnl  this  s)Mit  .iml  hiLitily  lt*h^he5  tin' flavor  of  lU'W 
arrivalts.  Tht-  natut-s  Itehrvo  that  the  iiins(|uit'>  wan  a  ^i^'it  '^pidtT  whuh  an  evil  itpirit  k.\M  into  tht-  tin-,  wlierc  it  nhnvelcU  lu  ilt 
present  size,  an<l  tlicn  cscapmi^  with  a  toal  of  tire  in  its  mouth,  it  now  ticeks  revenge  upon  mankiiul 


SHIl'  Y.\RI>,  I.AKI-.  nKNM.ir.  TLis  w.is  imi  ipiitf  sti  l>usy  a  sccut*  as  ai  Lake  I.uiilirman,  whi-ri*  nn-si  of  tht-  boats 
arc  IniiM.  I)iit  a  L:rt'j!  many  of  Ihf  nitnrrs  liiitl  it  Mn>rr  cniivcniciit  to  n>iislru(  I  tlu'ir  boats  lurt',  ami  thus  t-srape  the  rapids.  It) 
huildnit*  a  tuiat  il  is  uiipoiiaiil  lo  rt'inriiihcr  tliat  a  sail  is  neit'ssar\,  itiul  it  sliodlil  be  so  tixnl  thai  it  will  be  i  oiivi.-t)ioiit  to  raise  aiul 
lower  It  wilhoiil  much  troublf.  as  s<|ua!iH  arc  not  iiifre<{ut'nt  tin  the  waters  of  tins  region.  Il  is  fioin  this  puiiit  that  the  traveler 
beKiM!*  the  last  Ma^e  of  the  trip.  I  nmi  here  begins  the  vovaiit'  '»'  *WKt  miles  to  Dawson  City,  and  not  loniitini;  the  lakes  the  whole 
iltslante  is  piatluallv  tloun  stream  to  the  now  famous  mnniu;  renter  near  the  month  of  the  Klondike  Kiver. 


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MILKS  (  ANVoN.  After  passing  tliri)ii>;l)  I.aki'  Hciinctt  the  vitva^^'f  rtu  oiinlor^  lakish  l.akr  aixl  then  M.iikIi  l.aki*, 
reachiD^^  ttic  licail  of  Mili'ii  i.  anyon  alKUit  thv  st'inml  il.iv  niu  frnin  L.tkr  IU*tiiK-tt,  if  tfit*  woatlicr  i*%  favoiaStc.  I  h*>ii  tM-k,'ii)s  Ihm* 
niilfs  of  the  most  il.ihifurnus  watt-r  till' navitjatnr  has  to  riit  oiiiiti-r.  Ihinianvoii  is  ftwiurtiine**  t>|)okt-ii  ot  is  xhv  ( itaml  (.  ativ<m. 
The  general  whIiIi  i>  ahoiit  *JiK)  ^anls,  tiut  for  a  ilislantt*  of  three  4|uuri(-rs  of  a  iiiilo  it  is  liareU  lifly  feel  at  tti<«c,  Hith  |H*i)»eiiilii  nlat 
walU  of  red  volt  an  k'  rot  k.  The  tan  yon  is  l>ri>keii  about  iniilway  by  a  <_irt'(ilar  eiilar^riiietil  til  the  t  haiinel.  uhieh  i  aiiM'K  a  whirl- 
pool of  woiuleiful  siuttun  at  eaeh  side  of  the  river,     (ireal  i  are  han  t<>  he  enen  iHed  in  taking'  any  <  raft  ihrtm^h  the  (.ipnU. 


\\  III  I  I  lldlol  kAI'll>>.  Alur  li'.miiK  Milis  C.iiivoii  wc  miiif  lo  White  llnrsc  Kiipuls.  Sn  m.iiiy  (aial  acciilciit>  have 
iMiiirtol  line  llial  llic  plaie  if  (tec|uemly  rrfcrted  lo  ai  the  "Miners'  drave."  Cairns  <>t  »iK«leii  i  r<>»»e»  mark  the  InM  rc«tinK 
plaic«  c)(  iiiany  a  MCliin;  ami  "kre|i  a  kiiimI  liMik  nut  "  is  llie  simi  that  greets  every  traveler.  Nn  novice  should  ever  think  of 
ruiininK  tlie  ta|>ulii  alone.  Instead  ol  doin^  so  he  shouUI  let  his  boat  drop  down  the  river,  guided  with  a  tope  aliout  l.'iO  feet  long. 
The  niiners  luve  ronstriicted  a  mail  on  the  west  side  of  the  rapids,  and  in  sopic  places  they  have  put  <lo«rn  roller-ways  over  which 
they  I  an  toll  the'- lioals.     It  is  always  desirable  for  the   traveler  to  "portage  "  instead  of  trusting  to  the  rapids. 


l»  KaM-fM*.  I1iii«.>.  Ni«tllr.  WmIi 


DAWSON  CI  TV.— Tins  ciiy  is  situateil  on  tlie  Klniiilikc  River  nt  llic  |iiiinl  where  it  empties  intii  ihe  Vukmi.  I  lie  luwii  Mie 
whidi  consists  t)f  IfUl  acres  is  taiil  out  in  a  S(|uare  and  (lividetl  into  city  lots  after  the  most  api>rn\e<l  style.  No  ilefmite  estimate 
has  been  inaile  of  the  populalion  which  is  l>ein>;  rapiilly  iiicreaseil  hy  new  arrivals,  anil  it  is  simply  ijness  mirk  to  Kive  a  numlH-r 
which  may  lie  anywhere  from  'i,WM)  to  20.000.  The  city  came  into  existence  a  few  days  after  the  rii  li  Klomlike  strike  was  maile  in 
lx%,  in  the  month  of  August,  an<l  it  is  a  mistaken  idea  to  suppose  that  Dawsnn  Lily  is  a  center  of  the  ri>  h  placer  ile|HMii«  of  the 
Klondike.     I'hc  gold  bearing  creeks  are  from  twelve  to  twenty-live  miles  away. 


Hmllk.  Wa»h. 


MINI  K>  CAIIINS.  I)AWS<»N  I  I  lY.-  loseph  Ladur,  llic  fniin<lrr  i)(  ilic  city  which  hi-  nanml  after  Dr.  Dawson  who  cstah- 
Ijshfil  thtf  UiimLity  line  iIimiIiiii:  .M;i»ka  (miii  the  Northwest  r<iriti>ry,  bf(;aii  to  Imild  the  hrM  house  on  Scpioiiilicr  I.  I(?H6. 
Within  »i«  month*  Itoiii  that  Male  there  were  over  .'lOO  houses  envtetl.  I'hese  incUi<le<l  stores,  supply  stations,  hotel,  restaurants, 
Mlc»tis  anil  rrioilcm  e«.  The  wild,  uncultivated  spot  was  suddenly  i  hancetl  into  a  lice-hivc  of  vigorous  industry.  The  town  site 
if  jutt  below  the  mouth  o(  tiie  Klondike  oi  the  east  hank  of  the  Yukon,  where  the  river  makes  a  slight  bend,  and  in  front  of  the 
town  there  is  an  eddy  formed  by  the  two  rivers.    Steamers  can  unload  within  a  few  ieet  u(  the  warehouses. 


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I  LCLID  .\\  KM  i:.  It.AWSON  »  ITS  .— The  roulcn)  rs  of  |>;i»!M)iit  Uy  Inar  no  pfopnrtit.n.m*  rtMiiihl.imrMihtwc.iltl. 
of  the  people.  Men  Httti  iiiiiiiti*;  iiiterrst<t  that  count  up  to  six  (inures  live  in  t  aliins  lli.il  tlw*  :ivrr:iK<-'  itecro  nn  a  Soutlierii  planta- 
tion uould  refuse  tt)  iHrupy.  Most  «if  tlictn  have  txpenenccd  tlie  relinenienis  of  i  i\  ili/.iiinii.  wl  the  (leprivaliort  is  l«»rne  i  luetfully 
— the  one  ahsorhinK  hlea  hein^  'Y'otd  and  how  lo  )^'et  it."  Ihil  these  hardy  nn-n  do  not  fait  to  v:et  i  onsiderahte  pleasure  I'lii  of  the 
surrounding  cundittons.  (hmmI  fellowship  is  the  rule  ani4  every  man  speiulates,  inentally,  on  his  inilepeiulent  future,  when  he 
can  return  to  civilization.     Kuclid  Avenue  as  shown  in  the  phutograpli  is  a  fair  H;iniple  of  I>aws«>n  thotou>;hfares. 


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SAU-Mll.l.  A  I  D.VUmiN  vi!S.  lliiii'  was  uu  l>iisit'r  place  in  Dawsun  I  iiy  lliaii  the  sawnnll  ol  whu  h  the  ntxive  is  a 
phtitti^rapli.  riif  tlciiiaiiil  fi>r  tuuht'r  (luring  the  cail'er  part  >>f  tlie  rush  t-aiisvi)  prices  to  rise  with  ^tartlini;  rapiilitv,  ami  for  siinie 
Itiiie  there  was  pruclually  liottiiiii;  ihihe  hut  <iittii  i;  niliei  ami  liuilitinv;  laltiiis,  until  a  elty  secineil  to  rise  from  the  hiiwels  ot  the 
catlh  anil  take  the  pla<  e  nf  swamp  atiil  forest.  Nearly  all  the  ^nuiml  in  this  part  uf  the  i  (iiinlry  is  c  nvereil  with  a  hiavv  ^;rii»th  of 
moss,  anil  beiliK  tilled  with  frost  anil  snow  in  the  w  inter  it  Kets  soft  ami  wet  in  the  suinnier  lime  ami  the  low  places  become  swamps. 
Every  dilTiculty,  however,  is  remtily  (ouKht  in  this  pioneer  city  of  the  far  northwest. 


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of  the  I.ewos  River.  Herein  purlrayeil  an  exeitini;  seepe,  similar  In  wlmh  every  cine  who  i;i«'s  In  tl  i  Kl<uithke  in  ilie  same  way 
must  'experience.  Partly  ^Miuleii  by  ropes  in  the  hands  <-f  men  ashnre  and  steered  (tear  n(  ilaii^emus  itx  ks  liy  men  in  the  IhkU, 
the  frail  craft  dashes  and  stru^^les  alon^,  at  iine  time  niiraculniisly  escaping  ilestrin  tion  in  a  uiltl  eddy  and  a(  anuther  tune  t;li«)in^ 
gracefully  helHeen  |aKt;e<l  riHks  that  rise  threateiiiiiKly  out  nf  tlic  seelliiii)!  vtaleis.  I  lieiv'  is  tin  time  to  think  a  sharp  liMikoiit  and 
a  steaity  hand  are  t>'c  only  means  lu  victory  over  the  angry  water*  o(  Ihc  rapiils  one  meets  en  mule  lo  the  Klo. alike. 


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IfK  SAII  l\(;  ACRUSS  I.AKl;  1,1'.  ItARr.r.-riic  lake  is  a  beautiful  slu-el  of  water  thirty-live  miles  lonj;.  h  is  ahotit 
Iweiily-finir  miles  from  t  he  Wliite  l!(irse  K.i|)i(l>.  ^>iii|  the  i  liter  veniiiK  rixer  isMiiooth  miii  (!ee|i  the  whole  (iistaiire.  It  is  no  uneniD- 
nioii  thitik!  (or  the  Ihi.iI  Ii>  lie  Willi!  hoiiiiil  for  several  ilavs  at  a  time.  When  winter  lias  set  in  ami  the  lake  has  licionie  a  sheet  of 
iic.Ihe  ileliulilfiil  seiisiitiini  of  sailing'  ai  loss  the  fio/eii  surfaie  will  mil  only  lie  eiijoyeil  lint  will  hasten  the  traveler  on  Ins  iKirt'i- 
waril  jiniriiey.  It  is  e\hll.lratln^■  ami  healthful,  ami  if  the  wiml  lie  favnralile  it  will  reroinpense  the  >;olil-seeker  for  previous 
ijelay*.     The  group  in  the  photograph  preacnls  the  appcarnnee  of  a  pleasure  parly  rather  than  incii  who  arc  lighting  hardships. 


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SPKARINt;  Kl»K  SALMON. 


...  -The proper  name  of  iht  Kliimlike  River  i»  Thnm-Dimk,  which  i«lhr  Imlinn  tiniiu- l>clnneinK 
tn  it  and  which  iiu'an^  "  t»sh  w.-iUt*."  (lie  rivvr  tH'tnt;  a  ^reai  ^alnioii  linhinv;  urniind.     It  is  a  sni.'il!  i '  .... 

the  ii)niitt),.iiHt  sliallow.     'I'tie  ualt'i  i^  kMiIuc  coh'i.  clear  antt  Ir.  ! 
Diilvth. 


I  river,  ahiuil  thirty  yaril^  wnlc  at 
.  ii4|iar<iit.  D.iwvin  (ily  is  tinhl  al  Ihr  itmiMh  nf  thi  rhtiMi  Dunk. 
^c  who  liave  I'liinyoil  the  sp'irt  of  speariiii;  fur  itahiKiii  ran  tliiir(ni);hly  apprei  ialt  llie  ex(  itrrmiii  the  nun  in  ihc  Imat  arr 
IJfltiii^;  cult  nf  thu  spnrt.  Tlu'  (un  ffurs  not  eiiil  with  latrhiiit;  tish.  lint  jrrtliii^  ashore  tfuinijiih  tiu*  tic  It  Is  ul  Ihtatiiif;  n  i'  is  prnihn  livo 
uf  ci)iisiilcral>lc cftort  undcrthc  circuiiislaiiccs  ilcpiclot  alHjvv.    The  lish  i  aiii-hl  in  this  river  arc  all  tliat  spiirtsint:n  i  an  ileiatt'. 


lit  H.n-hf,  I'liiitii.  N««|||i',  \Viu>h- 


IU)\.\N/..\  CRl'.KK,  KI.ON'DIKK.— Iloiiaiua  C'reeli  is  nearly  tlirce  miles  up  Itie  Klondike  frnin  its  confluence  with  the 
Yukon  Ki\rr.  Some  of  the  riiliest  tincis  have  liren  made  on  llie  Hoiianza,  and  on  all  the  creeks  in  this  i|uartcrriih  strikes  have 
Ihim  lepiTtiil.  (ieorjie  W.  t  atm.u  k,  a  wliue  man,  was  llie  til;.!  uiu-  to  lake  aiKantaKeof  the  rinnors  set  artoat  l)v  ihe  Indians,  ami 
in  t'Oi"  he  hiraleil  amine  in  the  plaie  whii  li  was  alteiwanl  named  liy  the  miners,  Ilonan.'a  I'reek.  \'arioiis  estimates  have  been 
m.nle  ol  the  value  r.f  thi-  ),'old  in  the  Itoiian/a  distnrt.  and  it  is  generally  conieded  thiit  it  '•':'.'.  produce  not  less  than  IfiD.DOt^OOO. 
The  Ilonaiita  is  but  one  uf  many  siniilur  creeks  in  tins  re^^ion,  and  all  have  combined  to  make  it  a  laiiil  of  ^'old. 


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ILK  IN  11 1 1;  Yl'KDN  IIKI.OW  DAWSON  1. 11  V.— rius  |ilimn(;r;i|.li  was  tiikiii  whni  llio  Vukmi.  »lii(  h  ilisdiatk-ts  a  llunl 
more  water  than  the  Mississippi,  was  strti^'KliiiK  I"  tlimw  oil  lis  wintry  coat  iif  ice.  The  riirrrnts  of  the  ^  iikon  are  >ery  powerful, 
and  whtn  winter  liasgiven  pl.'ue  to  almost  tropual  siininu-r  loonthM.  the  ur  iti<iapprars  luariy  a<  fast  a'c  it  fnrnie'I  at  the  4-oininaiHl 
of  the  first  i  hilly  blasts  of  Kini;  Krost.  The  Vukoii  Kiver  crosses  Alaska  from  east  to  wost  and  empties  into  the  I'acitic  a  little 
south  of  Hehriii^  Strait.  It  can  he  navigated  with  larjte  steamers  for  'i!,:KX)iniIes,  wilhoul  a  hreak.  It  is  from  live  to  twenty  milet 
wide  fur  over  MX)  miles  from  its  nioulh,  and  the  tide  sweeps  up  i!00  nnles.     The  source  of  the  iiver  is  in  llritish  Terriloty. 


rilK  KROZKN  Vl'KON  AT  KdRTY  MII.K  POST.-Thiii  is  nearly  lifty-two  miles  northwest  of  l):iw«on  I.  ity.  Tlic 
town  IS  riiuatcil  on  llie  smith  side  of  the  Forty  Mile  River  at  its  junction  with  the  YuKon,  bciiiR  240  miles  fmtn  Cirile  t'ily.  Forty 
Mile  C  reek  niis  iliscoviieii  ni  IH^T.  The  Alaska  Conuneri  m  C'oin|>any  has  a  station  here,  ami  there  are  several  blacksmith  shops, 
restaurants,  hilliaril  halls,  bakeries  and  an  opera  liouse.  Nearly  three-quarters  o{  a  mile  below  Forty  Mile  Township  the  town  of 
(.  udaliy  was  founded  in  \>^W,  on  the  noith  side  of  the  river.  Nearly  all  the  available  rich  ground  at  Forty  Mile  has  been  winked. 
The  gold  linil  here  brou)(hi  .ibont  .1  ^reat  rush  at  the  time,  and  the  strikes  on  ilirch  Creek  caused  the  gold  crare  that  followed. 


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FOR  rv  MII.K  CI  TV,  ALASKA.  In  a  recent  repurt  on  ilie  N  iikim  >;iilil  reiiion,  it  says  in  rilalicm  to  the  Knrlv  Mile  giM 
district,  that  in  the  laltcr  part  iif  \xX'  I'  rai'klin  (iiili  li  was  ^lnlck,  and  W/'W  v/as  an  estiiuatu  if  the  anKiunt  of  i;iilil  proiluceil  in 
the  first  year.  Since  then  it  has  been  a  constant  payer.  I'he  charai  ter  of  ihe  tfohl  disiiivereil  is  if  the  nuKUct  onUr  anil  pieces 
to  the  value  of  IS.OO  are  freijuently  fouml.  lorly  Mile  Kiver  joins  the  main  river  from  tlie  west.  .\s  far  up  as  Ihe  international 
bouiiilary  line,  about  twenty-lbree  miles,  its  course  is  southwest;  thence  it  take*  ^  more  southerly  tlirectiun.  It  is  hlO  to  150  yardf 
wide  ut  the  iiioutli,  find  the  current  is  f;encrally  strong,  with  many  small  lapids. 


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'[•ynehl,  IWT.  hy  iM  Kncbf,  S<«ttlf.  Wimh. 


ll_F.  111. IK  kadi:,  I  IKC'I  K  l  ITV.-  Ihis  IS  wliiii  sliippinj:  is  at  a  stamlstill.  It  is  cstimatfil  tliat  Circle  City  has  a 
populatidii  iif  alKiiit  l,i!00,  ini iuiliii);  the  miners  at  Ilirili  Creek,  which  is  about  fifty  miles  (mm  the  ti>wii.  The  men  picturcil  in  the 
photograph  come  from  all  p.iris  of  the  country,  anil  comprise  a  cosmopolitan  ((roup,  similar  to  the  ii.habitants  of  most  mining 
towns.  The  tiiwn  was  well  (illed  « ilh  miners  as  the  weather  was  hanlly  propitious  for  prospecting.  The  arrival  of  a  steamer  off 
any  of  the  towns  aloiiK  the  N'ukon  is  always  an  occasion  fur  consittcrable  excitement.  The  whole  population  comes  out  to 
wclcuine  new  arrivals,  aiul  if  a  Uiat  reaches  the  town  in  the  night  it  generally  wakes  up  every  man,  woman  and  child  in  the  place. 


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L'.  S.  CUSTOM  IIOL'SK,  CIKCl.K  CI  IV.  hi  niiilwiiitrr  tin-  sun  is  abcivr  ilic  liiiri/nii  (nr  iilHiiil  (our  limirs  at  I  in  le  Cm 
In  mi<lsuiiimcr  it  is  seen  dr  twenty  liours  and  the  lialance  of  the  tunc  is  twilight  I  he  plac  e  jin  luretl  almve  is  a  wril-knowii  nielli 
toiiM  Yukon  mini rs.  Whci.  this  was  taken,  however,  the  weather  was  not  in  favor  of  a  very  brisk  tiiisnicss.  There  are  seven 
postal  roiilcs  in  .\la!«ku;  and  on  the  first  of  eai.h  month  the  mill  leaves  Juneau,  IKW  mile-  away,  (or  C  In  le  City,  the  i  arrief  xoini; 
by  way  of  ChilkiKit  I'ass,  Lake  .'.mderinan,  Dawsun  City  and  I  ort  t  udahy,  a  route  that  will  lie  easily  lra<.ed  in  this  series  of 
photograjiliic  views.     Dyeu  and  ^Jkaguay  receive  mail  twice  a  inuiilh  Iroiii  Juneau. 


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La  lUx'bf .  fhtyto  H(«ttl<-.  Wiu.h. 


A  TYPICAI.  KI.OVniKK  SCENK.  Tlic  K"l<l-l'earmn  l>oll  «f  Northwestern  America  contains  all  the  gold  fields  t  ;nd- 
iiili  into  Untish  Columliia  and  ulial  is  knuwii  as  the  Northwestern  Territory  of  Alaska.  The  Yuk  >n  really  rims  along  in  that 
belt  (or  WW  or  fiU(>  nnles.  The  bed  ii(  the  mam  river  is  in  the  valley.  The  yellow  metal  is  not  found  in  paying  ((iiantities 
in  the  mam  river,  but  in  small  streams  whith  cut  through  the  mountains  on  each  side.  Mud  and  mineral  matter  are  carried 
into  the  mam  river,  while  the  gold  is  left  tm  the  rough  bottoms  of  the  side  streams.  This  is  the  expresse<l  l>elief  of  an  eminent 
^eoloK'st,  Dr.  W.  II.  Dall,  nf  the  Sinithaonian  Institution  at  Washington.     Dr.  Dall  speaks  with  the  very  highest  authority. 


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>^<>IV.1«bt,  UK,  hr  L*  Kaclu,  BMUt.  Wanli. 

A  CLAIM.— At  last  these  two  "pardners"  have  Mruck  itoniethiiiK,  aii<l  they  are  Kitislitil  it  is  worth  holchiii;  niid  Horkiiij;. 
Whether  It  is  a  placer  mine  or  a  mother  lode  matters  not,  the  first  duty  of  the  prosptttor  when  he  makes  a  "  tlnd,"  is  to  "  locate  " 
and  "tile"  his  claim.  It  is  necessary  to  make  a  lorrtit  Mir\eyof  the  claim,  under  aiithorily  of  the  siirvey-tfenetal  of  the  state 
or  territory  in  which  the  claim  lies.  The  exterior  boundaries  of  the  claim  should  he  shown  with  accuracy  in  the  survey,  and 
the  boundaries  must  be  clearly  marked  by  iiionuments  on  the  ground.  It  is  difficult  to  imaKiiie  a  more  desirable  spot  than 
that  shown  in  the  photograph.     It  is  pictures<pie,  healthy,  well  watered,  ami  protected. 


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NI;AK  1).\\\>i(>\  CI  IY.  Si  iiiRi  lines  ttit-  miners  imlulije  iii  a  little  recreation,  althouRh  their  lives  in  the  Klondike 
are  iliviile<l  between  iininterruptcil  wurk  in  the  warm  weather  ami  little  else  than  "California  lack"  in  the  winter.  The  alxive 
|ilioti)i;r.i|'h  ileiinis  an  Indian  taiioe,  in  which  are  snme  miners  trying  to  navigate  the  l)o;it  through  the  rapid  rniinir.g  waters. 
This  IS  an  exciting'  pastime,  even  after  ime  has  hecoine  skillful  enough  to  manage  a  native  dugout,  Indian  fashion.  If  tourists 
who  love  the  wiiiiderful  in  nature  were  to  give  the  matter  thought,  they  would  soon  learn  that  in  going  to  Kuiope,  before 
iceuig  Alaska,  they  are  oniiltiiig  one  "f  the  most  aitrjctive  ami  exciting  trips  on  earth. 


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ON  THK  YUKON.— In  mulsuminer  the  Yukon  is  '..aviKahlc  for  more  than  2,;^0^)  miles.  The  ice  does  not  k"  "u*  of  *he 
river,  even  at  Dawson  City,  until  June,  <>r  ai  the  earlic«;t,  httc  in  May;  and  early  in  Seplenihcr  the  river  closes.  The  character 
of  the  climate  is  .sul»-ar(  tic,  and  alMiul  Oawsnn  City  one  a*  tually  experiences  he  main  features  of  the  Arctic  7one.  Ajrncuiture 
is  quite  impossible,  as  it  may  freeze  any  ni^dit  of  the  >x*ar.  It  should  not  he  supposeci  that  "The  Klomhke"  includes  any 
considerable  part  of  the  immense  country  of  Alaska,  as  it  is  only  one  of  the  small  tributaries  of  the  Yukon.  As  a  stream 
it  was  not  of  sufficient  importance  to  appear  on  the  early  maps.    The  sun  shines  for  twenty  hours  a  day  during  summer. 


IKSriN'(;  Fon  001.1).-- in  sc;irtliin^  for  mineral  veins,  the  ^H'ological  tliaraiter  of  tlie  country  shoiiUl  be  taken  into 
careful  cctnsiJeration.  Where  roads  are  cut  throu};h,  it  is  ailvisablc  to  exaniitie  the  exposetl  sections.  Laiiilslidcs,  clifTs,  and 
sections  through  which  the  water  has  made  a  vvay,  oiler  every  opportunity  for  the  n.iner  to  iletennine  the  kind  of  stratification. 
The  discovery  of  free  K"lt^  '"  matter  washed  down  from  high  ground  is  iu>t  !>e  taken  as  evidence  that  gold  bearing  rock  or  quartz 
IS  in  the  nnmediate  neighlmrluxMl.  There  is  a  cl  aiice.  however,  that  IikIcs  may  be  found  on  elevations  of  land  near  the  alluvial 
deposit.     It  is  always  wise  for  the  prospector  who  has  struck  a  "placer  mine"  to  inspect  the  neighb«)ring  elevations. 


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MINI  )i  )K  I  KKI.K.  -  Miiniiok  t  reck,  wtiic  :li  is  ><Miu'tnn('s  s|nlli'i|  Mcninik  nr  MiikkiW,  .»  n  lillli-  imrllit-asi  o(  thr  Inwii  nl 
Wearc.  m  llu'  nnpiith  of  thr  laiiaiia  Kivct.  I'lie  disco  ,  cry  nf  iiiiM  was  iiiaili'  im  iliis  iri.ik  iii  Auv  uaIi  1*>'.h>.  by  a  Kussiaii  Aiiuriian 
half  hrifd  Indian,  after  wliom  it  was  tiamfd.  It  was  duriiiB  tlio  liiiu-  tlie  Circle  Lily  rxi  itei'.ieiii  »■;«  at  its  urcatist  iiisli.  fnllowiiii; 
wliicli  laine  llie  finilin^ii  m  llic  Klnndikc  and  the  cniisLMiusiit  fx<  itciiMMit  lliat  ri'Siilled.  MiinnoV  «a«,  tluTcforr,  iir>;li'Mrd  until 
last  5ear,  when  the  miners  liecan  In  arrive,  after  wnrki'iu  the  whole  muniiier  im  their  <  laiins  which  were  ^taKe^l  out  in  other  |ilaccii. 
Near  the  iiioiith  nf  MiiinMik  I  reek  a  town  is  lieiiii;  liiiilt,  and  it  is  to  he  kiinwii  as  Kanipart  City. 


l'Ki»\l>U)NS  AT  MINUDK.— When  the  inincis  l)i'K^n  to  lnok  ii.'lo  the  prnspcen  of  Mtiiiook  Creek  tliey  very  soon 
ileciileil  to  (jet  provisiotn  iliiwn  tu  the  new  digj;in(;s.  The  Alaska  Conimercial  Company  iinile  preparations  to  supply  tliein  with 
food,  and  the  lug  store  house  of  the  compatiy  was  already  built,  so  that  the  miners  set  to  work  clearing  the  ground  for  the  cabins 
which  they  intended  to  erect.  This  winter  has  probably  seen  nearly  a  thousand  men  located  there.  As  much  as  iwo  and  four 
dollars  to  the  pan  have  been  discovered  on  bed-rock,  while  nuggets  to  the  value  of  ten  and  twelve  dollars  have  been  taken  out. 
JudgiiiK  itom  recent  "Ands"  on  Munook  Creek,  Rampart  City  may  be  taking  the  proud  place  of  Dawson  City  this  year, 


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Dor,  I'KAM  ON'  THE  YrKON.- In  the  local  markets  of  Senile  ami  Tacniii.i  triioil  si/ed  dnv's  were  jtelliin!  al  (iriccs  that 
varieil  friim  (I'l  til  f:t()  earli.  Tlioy  arc  worth  ilouMe  ilial  «iiin  at  Juneau,  while  cm  the  Yukon  River  the  traveler  has  In  pay  from 
IIW  tii^l.V)  fur  a  K'liod  fiiiij.  Thick  ni-cknt,  nliatjify  haiie<l.  hmail  fooUil  canines  have  liecoiiie  iiiiich  more  valualiie  than  horses 
since  the  khM  fever  set  m;  and  the  iloit  |irolilcm  is  often  a  pretty  hard  one  for  the  miner  U<  siilve.  The  team  in  the  photograph  is 
a  very  line  one,  vet  the  harnessed  litutes,  althouKli  they  arc  valualile,  woiilil  readily  i  liaii^'e  i  unditions  with  the  average  homeless 
cur  ill  a  large  city.    The  scene  depicted  aliove  conveys  an  excellent  impression  uf  what  the  Vukun  is  like  in  winter. 


H.H-hr    I'tiot...  S,«tth-.  WmJi. 


COMINCi  i)U  r  FROM  DAWSON  d  IS'.  This  pnicessiim  iif  ilof;  loams  left  Dawson  City  in  the  winter.  irueniliiiK  to  take 
the  trails  to  varimis  parts  th.it  iiiiimr  held  u|i  to  the  liopcs  ol  the  travelers  as  beint  more  desirable  than  the  plaie  thcv  were  leav- 
ing, "I. tick"  is  an  inipoitant  item  of  belief  to  miners  in  j^'neral,  am.  ihcy  readily  fall  l>aek  on  it  foran  excuse.  Sonietinies  agroup 
o(  men  who  have  not  striiek  it  ric  h  will  abamlon  their  old  ipiarters  lor  new  lields,  and  somebody  else  may  eomc  along  shortly 
afteru.iids  and  make  a  "I'mcl'in  the  very  plaee  that  has  been  ignored  or  treated  with  contempt.  "  Luck"  is  the  answer,  and 
many  cirrimislances  aiise  in  the  average  miner's  experience  to  justify  an  earnest  licliel  in  it. 


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CROSSING  A  TRinUTARY  OF  THE  VrKON.-Wlien  the  (nut  ami  siinw  have  t,-ivcn  place  ti.  the  kimlly  warmih  of  a 
lummer  sun  the  innumerable  tributaries  of  the  mighty  Yukon  furnish  charms  for  the  sl);htseer  and  ilelight  for  the  naturahst.  It 
■eems  unkind  of  nature  'o  hide  so  much  natural  beauty  in  the  cloak  of  winter  for  so  many  months  out  of  each  year.  In  the  struggle 
for  existence  nature  appears  to  gain  strength,  and  when  the  least  warmful  rays  of  the  sun  break  through  the  cold  air,  vegetation 
bursts  forth  with  surprising  energy  as  if  to  make  up  for  so  much  lost  time.  When  the  mos(|uilo  is  hunting  for  I  lood  and  the 
streams  arc  crowded  with  lifi-  '•  Jots  not  seem  possible  that  one  has  to  get  inureil  to  70  <leKrec«  below  zero  so  sikjii  afur. 


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Copyright,  INT,  Uj  La  Rocho,  BeatUs,  Wuh. 

A  1)1  I  til-  1  OKLSr.— Aftci  4i  niy  fiw  imintlis  of  eiiergi'lic  life,  eveiylliiiig  suildeiily  begins  to  bear  a  dull  aspect.  The 
transformation  Is  too  rapid.  The  tree^  shed  their  leaves  too  qulcki'-',  the  denizens  of  the  forest  beat  a  retreat  too  soon,  chilly  days 
come  with  little  or  no  intimation  and  winter  is  upon  the  inhabitant  oi'  these  regions  before  he  has  well  satisfied  himself  that  the  joys 
of  summer  are  about  In  depart.  1  lie  bit  of  forest  pictured  above  was  \lmoit  aeserted,  and  seemed  to  be  sullenly  brooding  over  the 
prospect  of  the  unwrlcnme  mantle  of  white  it  was  soon  to  wear.  The  tiail  through  the  middle  of  the  forest  is  so  clearly  defined  that 
it  may  almost  bo  called  a  wagun  n)ad.     In  fact,  a  great  many  wagons  usid  this  trail,  which  Is  on  the  outskirts  of  Dawson  City, 


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.    lilNi;  Oi;  T  (lOl.l)."  riiis  iHcliin-  ^ll(lws  .1  Kroii|i  ii(  iiuiirrs  iii  llic  ad  i.("»:isli;iii;  oiil");ol(l,  ;is  iii  llie  ilays  nf  '411.     Ttir 

i't  temporary  and  wcjrk  is  nut  yet  bi-);uii  in  ilcad  carin.-st.      Tlie  men  an-  Ic-sliiii;  tl:c  sand  and  i;r.ivfl  ilijiosil  alnnv'  the  cil>;c 

in  the  hope  (if  striking  '|>iiy  dirt. "      I  he  ti>;urc  in  5liK)|iin^'   posture  is  "rtainniK"  the  mud  and   sainl  from  which  the 

..■      i<  poured  off.     In  the  holtoin  of  tlie  pan  settles  the  ^;ravel.  and  with  it  the  t;rams  of  yellow  iiielal ' 

iielhod  of  inin:ii>;,  s<)  popular  in  tlie  early  California  days,  that  the  expression  "panned  out"  aroa 


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many  fortunes  arc  iiuide  My  moi  whose  outfits  cost  so  little. 


.ihxii'usiy  MUiyht. 
inil  fruMi  uliit  h  i^o 


lA  ItlN-llf.  I'llnlo.  StMttlt'.  WHjih. 


TKSTING  (iK.WKI.  ('\  llll'.  VI  KON.  If  ilus  lianly  liiiiul  i;f  prdspcctiirs  <lii  not  tind  liere  tlio  f,'"'"''-""  C'lii's  they  are 
jeekiiif  lluy  will  cuiiliiiiic  tlio  search  (rcuii  day  to  day  until  they  probably  strike  i;ravel  that  will  "pan  out"  ii^^)0  to  ilt.OO  a  pan. 
Then  vIruius  of  happiness  and  independence  « ill  till  their  heads,  anil  they  will  work  hard  iiiild  cm'Uj;h  ready  money  is  in  hand  to 
enable  them  to  drink  health  to  the  ^od  of  luck.  Then  if  luck's  deitv  happen  to  have  bestowed  his  favors  upon  sensible  men  they 
will  be  satislifd  lo  drink  the  health  of  their  v:ood  senilis  without  tinding  it  necessary  to  expenil  the  proceeds  of  their  good  fortune 
upon  drinking  the  health  of  uverylioily  else  they  come  in  contact  with. 


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lA  u<*-ii<'.  riiKi.i.  N*iit()>-.  WM>ri. 

rKINCK  AN  TONK.  One  can  readily  discover  conlentmetit  on  ilit  lac  e  of  this  j;entloinnn,  allliniiKli  the  h;\<  knri>iind  In  bis 
fiifure  is  nuthint;  better  than  a  cosy  hiK  caliiii.  There  is  aJi  air  of  domesticity  almiit  the  m  eiie  that  will  a|>peal  In  many  air  an'bilioiis 
man  who  has  ^'Oiie  to  risk  everylhiiin  in  tlie  Klomlike.  Tliis  photo(,'ra|)h  was  taken  at  Itirch  (reek,  where  Mr.  Antoiie  liad  sltm  k 
it  rich,  and  was  making  himself  coinforlahle  ns  far  as  the  surrounibni;8  would  permit.  Golil  was  disirovered  in  the  nei^!hborlioo<l 
of  llirch  Crf^'k  in  189^1,  and  since  ihen  il  has  had  a  bin  run  of  popularity.  I'loin  Circle  City,  which  is  eight  miles  from  llin  h  Creek, 
a  trail  leads  right  i.way  over  the  hillii  to  the  mines  on  Independence  and  .Maslo<lon  Creeks. 


A  MINKK'S  CAIIIN.—  riiis  was  aiunlici  i|uiLt  litUc  spot  in  the  same  locality  a  desirable  little  rmt-of-the-way  corner  where 
poker  could  he  played  without  iriterruptiims  from  peddlers  or  tramps.  Cabins  in  the  Klondike  represent  a  nmch  larj;er  outlay 
than  many  attractive  frame  hiiuses  in  the  cities.  C.irpenters  and  house  painters  out  nf  employment  should  not  hesitate  to  goto 
the  Kolil  lields.  With  a  supply  of  tools  and  a  healthy  ambition,  they  stand  a  good  chance  of  striking  a  gold  mine  by  erecting 
houses,  even  if  they  fail  to  strike  a  belter  one  under  fool.  The  demand  for  houses  in  the  Klonilike  is  going  to  create  a  big  boom  in 
the  carpentering  business  and  the  lucky  ones  who  have  already  struck  quarters  ate  in  the  way  of  a  goo<l  thing. 


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A  SHiri.OAI)  1)1    MINKKS.      lliis  is  a  plu)toj;rapli  nf    ihi- steamer  Iliimlicplt  near  ll>c  niuulli  of  llie  Viikciii    river.     It   is 
loaded  with  Klondikcrs,  and  every  one  uf  ttiein  is  looking  forward  to  returiiiii),'  with  some  In*;  li^ires  atlarlieil  to  Ins  name.     The 
!rcenta(,'e  of  men  who  are  ilisappointed,  is,  of  course,  greater  than  tlie  percenta>;e  of  sui  cessfnl  ones,   liut  that  applies  to  every 
,i_  i_  iir..     -ri II  „  cliecrfiilly,  and  nt.iny  return  happy,  while  tlie  majority,  if  tliey  fail  to  make  money,  succeed  in  ^ettinK 


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walk  in  life. 


They  ,'ill  set  out 
valuable  experience.  (ioinK 
But  the  overlain!  trip  prefta 


111  t  iieeriiiij)  ,  alio  iit.iiiy  rcuirii  iiappv.  wiine  iiie  inajoriiy,  u  tiiey  laii  lo  iiiaKC  iiioiiey,  >iicceiii  in  >:eiiiiiK 
>;  to  the  Klondike  liy  water  is  far  prefcralile  lo  the  overland  route.  It  does  not  call  (or  so  much  energy, 
res  the  traveler  for  tlie  hardships  he  may  have  to  encounter  when  he  reaches  the  land  of  i^old. 


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I'.  S.  tlTTi;R"l!i;AK"  ICK-HDINI)  IN  HP'.HRING  SKA.-This  i.lH.toi;rapli  was  taken  near  ilie  Ik-hriiiR  sirait,  which 
separates  Asia  from  America  an<l  cniinccts  the  Pacific  with  the  Arctic  ocean.  One  can  readily  tancy  he  is  near  the  North  Pole,  judg- 
ini;  ttum  the  arctic  appearance  of  tlie  scene.  The  men  aboard  the  "  Bear"  which  is  on  duty  in  tlic  lielirnii^  sea  are  of  necessity  a 
hardy  crew  and  wouid  make  tittintf  candidates  for  a  North  Pole  expedition.  With  the  opening  up  of  Alaska  by  the  many  people 
en  route  to  the  gold  fields,  and  the  towns  that  are  consequently  springing  up  in  all  directions,  the  government  of  the  United  States 
will  soon  find  it  necessary  to  have  more  cutters  in  the  neighborhood  of  St.  Michaels  and  the  Behring  sea. 


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l-OKT  "(;i;i'  I'HKRIC."— This  is  a  station  ..(tin-  Nurih  American  Trans|iort;niiiii  ami  TrniliiiL,'  Company  at  St.  Micliacls 
Island.  There  are  so  many  troublesome  names  along  the  coasts  of  Alaska  that  it  is  a  pleasant  relief  to  conic  across  one  so  homely. 
Mr.  P.  B.  Weare,  president  of  the  company,  is  rather  proud  of  the  christening.  He  says:  "This  is  no  antediluvian  Russian  name, 
biU  a  real  United  States  name.  We  gave  It  that  name  five  years  ago  because  we  had  such  a  time  getting  there."  The  place  is 
probably  destined  to  become  an  important  point  for  shipping,  as  it  Is  only  about  eighty  miles  from  the  mouth  of  the  Yukon  and  ii 
well  protected.    Shipbuilding  is  already  an  important  feature,  atid  Mr.  Weare's  company  does  not  intend  to  let  things  remain  idle. 


M '.      .  .  UI-UJJI4 ^„,LLHU1 


DUTCH  HAKltOK.  I  mm  St.  Muliaels  tlie  sliip  on  its  honu'wanl  trip  sa.'.a  siuilli  acniss  Heliiinj:  sea  and  past  the  seal 
itlaixts  to  the  port  of  Uutili  Harhor,  alioiit  Soo  miles  away.  Oiili  li  Harbor  is  situatcii  in  the  port  of  L'lialaska  Island.  Within  the 
port  is  an  islanil  with  a  crescent  hay  which  is  known  as  Dutch  Harhor,  whore  the  company  that  owns  the  sealing  privilege  of  the 
PnhylotT  Islands  lias  ;i  siifiply  station.  At  the  back  of  this  island,  at  the  head  of  the  bay,  is  ant  ;  er  cur\etl  beach  where  is  strung 
out  the  Ime  of  white  painted  houses  that  constitute  the  (lort  ot  I'nalaska.  L'nalaska  Island  is  only  a  very  small  section  of  the 
Aleutian  Islaiuls  which  rontaln  some  pretty  landscapes  of  bright  green. 


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lUll.llINC.  SIIAMKK  I  OK  MKON  Kl\  IK  .\  1  ;)r  H  II  IIAKIlciK.  An  .■»im.  .Iin.iiy  imi|'<-iii«  li.is  Ix.-ii  i;im  ii  loshi|i 
huililitif!  liy  llii'iliscovurirsipl  ►;iil(l  in  llic  Kliiiiclikiv  ami  slii|i  Imilili'ts  liiivc  lifcii  ri'.i|iiii^  ,\  nolili  ri  liiirvoM  wilhciiil  knmh;  m  llirland  iif 
((olilforl!.  Tilt'  rffiiatkalilradivily  rif  llic  tians|Hir|atioii  i  DiiiiiaiiK-.  lia?i  lii'lju'd  In  Iuhmii  Alaska  coiiitiilrtalilv  ami  tn  mi  lituls  liave 
pruveillliat  there  is  mure  Ixitlinii  lii  the  hiiiuii  lliaii  iii.iiv  peo(ik'  were  prejiareil  Id  lielieve.  I  eriain  it  i»  tlial  Irahspoitalinii  i'<  K<>i'<K 
to  he  iniidi  easier  ami  less  expensive  this  vear  than  lasi.  Lonipetilinii  has  liriMi^lit  lliis  alMiiil,  and  nllhiiii);h  fuluie  travelers  will 
not  be  in  time  for  the  lirst  pickings  in  the  gnld  fields  they  will  have  less  tci  pay  (or  Ijcini;  taken  there. 


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S  r.  I'AII..  Ki  >I>I.\K  ISI.  VMl.  Ttiis  IS  .imulicr  (i(  Ihr  iiki'iv  ptirts  lliiil  .ire  f  |iriiii;in>;  iiilii  |ir(miim'iirc  in  llu'  line  nf  miaii 
lr:ins|Hirlali(in  til  liic  Yiikdii  riM'i.  Kmliak  is  a  fairly  lame  m/iil  islaml  kIT  ilic  snuluaslcrn  mast  of  llu' Alaskan  peninsula.  St, 
l'a\il  IS  llif  I'lrsl  imit  111  till-  islaiiil  tliat  tin-  m  ssel  stiip«  at.  I'tie  tmat  lluii  fullows  .1  i  liaiinel  lhrmii;li  llio  i;tiiu|i  nf  isl.inils  ninth  iif 
Kcxt'jl'  111  llif  liasc  ill  till'  Ala^kall  lu'iiiiistila  ailing  whn  li  It  pursues  its  jmirni'v  in  a  .sniitliwcsicrly  ilireiliiin  to  tlif  Aliiilian  Islanils, 
where  it  vici  1  armiml  ami  takes  a  lireil  imrtlifrly  1  nurse.  Iiiarinn  easm.inl  as  it  near*  the  imiiitli  of  the  Vuknti  rivet.  St.  I'aul  is  a 
fast  grnwiU);  town,  ami  nuuiv  a  man  mulil  ilu  Horse  than  speiul  Ins  suiiiiner  vaiatinn  there. 


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I'NAI.ASKA.  From  San  FranciKii  to  I'nalaska  the  ilidanir  i«  'i.'JfJO  iiiilrs.  For  iitxmt  1,000  inilcs  liiw;itil  llii  shuicR  (i( 
Asi.1,  the  Mvi'iity  islaiiils  of  the  Aleutian  Ktoup,  lir  likr  slr|ipiiiK  stoiit'H  f  nun  llic  pciiiil  nf  llir  Ala>kaii  |ii'Iiii>miI.i.  1  'niila<ika  m  llic 
only  line  with  a  while  settlement.  It  i«  the  <>lo|i|iini;  |>lai  e  fur  ship-  ImiuiiiI  fur  the  Vi'kcm  and  all  pmnts  mi  Helirinn  Sea.  t  ni.nak 
Uland.the  lirsl  of  tne  .\ieutian  i;riiup,  cuntainnlwo  vnlramir".  The  ime  known  an  Shi»halilin  l^  tt.HKi  del  hiKh  and  Ihe  most  nyni- 
metrical  and  perfect  i  ime  aloni;  the  whole  "  l'a<  itit  Rinif  of  Fire. "  laperink;  evenly  from  vea  level  Ki  the  ^harpesl  point,  whence  ■ 
smuke  pendant  always  floats.     It  is  snow r.overcri  to  within  iJ.OOOfecl  of  ihe  tiirf  which  liealK  its  hasc. 


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roprrltlii.  IWT,  by  lA  It.-  Iir,  H««lt|r.  WmIl 


AN  ISU'AN  I  iiMl'.  -  Ihi'  natives  i.(  Alaska  iliffcr  rmiHiilrralily  in  llicir  physical  and  im-nlal  rharai  tcrislns.  I  lirif  iliHcr- 
ent  racw  iif  Indians  arc  iccdtfiii/i'il  as  ri'iirescntiin;  Ala>^ka,  altli>iuf;li  tlnre  arc  iiiany  <livisii>ns  uf  lliosi-  rla»v;s.  I'lic  Inniiits  iir 
Eskimo'-  inhabit  the  i  oast  and  rcscnililc  the  Miin^olians.  rtiey  exist  under  various  Irihal  titles  ami  <|ui(kly  adapt  themselves  to 
civilireil  rimditiiins.  The  Aleuts  i»iu|>y  the  islands,  and  the  Tennah  linliaiis  live  in  the  intPtinr.  There  arc  perhaps  4.fl<KI  o(  the 
Iatt«r,  and  they  are  of  a  very  l<iw  iiiilcr  of  intellect.  I  he  natives  of  the  coast  have  a  lar^r  ilevelopiiient  of  shoulders,  ihest  and 
arms,  from  generations  of  ranoe-paddliiii;  ancestors,  liut  the  lower  part  of  the  iMxIy  Is  ilunted,  and  nearly  every  one  is  Imjw  le^Ked. 


in  UK  \ri.Il.'  MINIS(;..SI1.\1;K  now  IIASIN.  Kminnilrsfrom  Uhrmu.  at  the  liead  of  Col.l  Creek,  lies  Silver  How  Dasin, 
wtiere  I  he  lirM  i|i].iit/  ilisiuveries  wlicte  in.ule  liy  Jiiiieaw  and  Hams.  Here  the  ileveldpiiient  of  mineral  properties  lias  been  steadily 
proieediriK.witliniosI  cneoura^iiiK  results.  Mm  liof  tlie  ore  is  wliat  is  termed  "slriilly  free  milling"  no  eoneentialors  heiiiff  used  ; 
aixl  ati  unfailni);  water  supply  enables  work  to  be  earned  on  all  llie  year  roumi.  The  loile  is  loeateii  continuously  from  two  to  three 
I  hums  in  width,  for  a  distaiue  of  over  six  miles  with  siiilaie  i  roppini:sall  the  way.  Iiillowini;  still  farther  east  locations  have  been 
made  aloiii;  hi«h  rani;es  Ihrou^'h  intervening;  valleys  ami  over  ndges  to  I'.ikou  Inlet,  a  ilistance  of  fully  einhl  miles. 


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Jl'NKAU.  This  is  the  largest  town  in  Alaska,  ami  is  sitiiateil  at  tlic  base  iif  Jul  rail  intiiiiit.iin,  ii|"iii  .1  namm  >lull  uf  ^'iiiiiml 
which  seems  to  have  l)ecn  formed  by  laiidslicics  from  the  mountain  side.  It  is  imreasinit  in  cxleni  lieinn  liuill  over  the  water  and 
presenting  a  very  strange  and  picturesque  appearanrc  between  the  sea  and  the  prei  i|)itoiis  snow-seamed  inounlain.  I(  was  lirsl 
settled  in  1880  by  Joseph  Juneau  and  a  party  of  prospectors  from  Sitka,  who  were  SL-ekinj;  tl\e  mineral  belt  in  the  direction  indicated 
by  Professor  Muir.  Camping  on  the  present  site  of  the  town,  they  found  rich  placers  and  promising  ledges  in  the  vicinity.  0[> 
their  return  to  Sitka  with  news  of  this  discovery  a  rush  was  made,  and  the  town  rapidly  developed. 


lA  lUN-he.  rholo,  Seattle,  Wub. 


LOC.  CABIN  I'RKSHYIKRIAN  CHl'RCH,  JL'NKAL'.-One  tif  the  Klories  of  Alaska  has  been  the  earnest  work  done  in 
the  cause  of  telijjion.  A  unitjuc  Presbyterian  church  builtting  is  here  shown  in  the  foreKround,  while  a  more  iniMlern  Episcopal 
Structure  is  seen  on  the  left  in  the  backKroiiiiil.  Tliero  is  also  a  [iruspcrous  Cireek  church  hen'.  The  loj;  cabin  church  has  long 
been  famous  as  a  picturosi|uc  landmark,  but  us  days  arc  numbered,  ant!  a  new  hiiililin);  will  soon  replace  it.  It  is  built  entirely  of 
great,  rough  hewn  logs,  an.l  was  one  of  the  lirst  inintrs'  homes  erectetl  in  Juneau.  For  a  number  of  years  unoccupied,  it  was  later 
used  as  a  lodging  house,  a  blacksmith  shop,  anti,  it  is  said,  also  as  a  saloon, 


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STEAMER  QUKF.N  TAKINT,  ICE.  TAKOl'  IM.KT.  In  the  summer,  iluriiiK' the  exrursioii  smsch,  iinmcnsc  licl<U  of 
flnatiiiK  ice  are  ciftentiincs  met  wilti,  ami  wilt  always  be  foiiml  in  the  nei^hlmrhoiKl  nf  the  k'veat  (jlacicrs.  It  is  (rcuii  these  lloating 
ice  tielils  that  the  steamers  sceuie  their  supply  for  tahle  use  ami  refriv;eratimi.  The  iiii'lhixl  eiiiplored  is  here  shown  a  hu>;e  lilock 
being  taken  in  over  the  ship's  side.  The  ijreat  net  which  is  used  in  handliiif;  all  suits  of  men  han<lise  is  suliiurr^;rd  liriieath  a  cake 
of  ice,  a  rope  with  hook  is  lowered,  atlacheil  to  the  net,  anil  the  ice  is  then  lifted  from  the  water  by  the  donkey  eii^'iiie  m  the  usual 
way.     The  ice,  although  floating  in  salt  water,  is  all  breakage  from  the  great  glaciers,  and  it  is  uiisuriiasscd  lor  table  use. 


La  Ki«-br,  Pbutii,  M««(tl«^,  t>  » 


SITKA.  ALASKA.— In  1H80  koIiI  was  iliscovcreit  in  the  vicinity  of  Jiinenii,  Init  the  first  iliscovery  of  gold  in  this  part 
of  Alaska  was  niaile  near  Silka  in  l^":).  Consideralilc  excitement  followed,  and  nnners  from  the  Cassijr  regions  in  British 
C'liluinbia  and  the  norlli»i'>l  ttrritury  liejian  to  invade  the  southeastern  coast  of  Alaska,  anil  prospecting  was  actively  prose- 
cuted. .Since  then  the  v'"'»'<h  of  Sitka  lias  heen  steadily  prot;ressini;,  and  instead  nf  assuming;  the  proportions  of  a  liig  city 
of  inu<.liriMiin  (;rowth.  its  life  is  everylhint;  that  i  ould  he  wished  in  the  way  ii(  'niildini;  up  a  representative  city,  and 
it   thoiinnihly    merits   the    honor   nf    heinu   the   t.ipiial    i  ity   of    Alaska. 


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SITKA  AT  NKIHT.— This  |i!ioliii;ra|.li  was  taken  at  W:;iO  }■.  v.  It  |M(liiies  a  vciy  liiisy  part  nf  the  town,  where  ^lll|l|lln)( 
is  the  main  feature.  The  .lark  wwhU'ii  strudifre,  fnini  whnli  the  pier  priKce<l<,  i»  llie  I'niteil  States  naial  sliire  hmise. 
Sitka  is  situated  iin  liaraimf  Islanil.  It  was  hmw  the  heailiiuarturs  of  the  KiiSsianAnieru  an  I  ur  Cuinpanv.  ami  the  capital 
of  Russian-America,  then  rallcil  New  Archangel.  When  Alaska  was  ce<lecl  to  the  I'niteil  States,  Sitka  was  a  Cdllcrtion 
of  loK  huts,  about  one  humlreil  in  number.  Its  inhabitants  are  luusllv  Creoles.  The  rainfall  at  Sitka  is  said  to  bi-  itrealer 
than  in  any  section  of   tlie  world  outside  of  the  tropics. 


tJt  K<K-he,  Photo,  fit-attic,  Wn>h. 

INDIAN  .\\  I  NIK,  SI  IKA-Tlu'  store  t>f  the  Sitki  Tiailinfi  Company  shown  in  the  photograph  is  a  well  known  trading 
post  anil  is  popular  wuli  the  Indians.  WhileawaitinK  their  turn  to  ilo  business  with  the  proprietor  of  the  store  the  Indians  sit  about 
I'ti  the  sitlewalk  in  gliKimy  sileiue,  uhii h  is  characteristic  of  native  tribes  in  these  parts.  In  the  Sitka  district  the  magnificent 
forests  furnish  (ielils  for  lumbering  as  an  industry,  but  in  the  barren  icy  mirth  the  oi'cupation  of  the  Indian  is  to  tight  ami  trap  the 
the  bear,  the  fox,  the  otter  ami  Ihedhcr  animals  whose  furwill  bring  a  price  in  the  markets  of  theworld.  Salmon  canning  is  a 
great  industry  in  some  parts. 


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IM  H»-b«>.  Vnnlo.  MmtIK  TVMh. 


A  DRIVEWAY  NKAR  SITKA. —In  the  neighl>orlio<xl  of  Sitka  one  can  fiml  sonir  of  tlie  priiuesl  scenery  ami  some  of  the 
wildest  scenery  imaginable.  When  the  weather  is  titic,  ilelii;htfiil  excursions  are  in  r.rilrr,  and  the  forest  leiiils  itself  to  Ihe  niofl 
enjoyable  of  picnics.  Valuable  iun)l>er  districts  coyer  ^reat  sections  of  the  islands  ai-.<l  southern  portions  of  the  mainland  of  AtaAka 
and  the  mountain  ranges,  and  the  lumber  trade  must  siHin  prove  one  of  the  chief  industries  of  Alaska.  Of  late,  however,  the  other 
industries  of  Alaska  have  sunk  out  of  si(,'ht  because  of  the  nold  fields  cxcitenieni.  When  travelers  were  asked  two  or  three  years 
ago  what  were  the  principal  pursuits  in  Alaska  they  replied  that  fishing  and  hnnliiiK  were,  but  things  have  changed  since  then. 


\M  litjfhv.  rhotu,  Seftttlp,  Wub. 


IN  IKRIOR  OV  rilK  C.RKKK  CHl'RCH  AT  SITK.A.  The  most  conspicuous  ohject  in  the  town  is  probably  the  Creek 
church.  It  IS  built  in  the  form  of  :i  Cireek  cross;  has  an  emerald  dome  over  the  center  and  a  hell-tower  surmounted  by  a  cupola. 
The  interior  is  a  mass  of  Kold  and  silver ;  the  wood  work  is  handsomely  carved  and  richly  gilded.  It  is  the  most  ancient  and 
intercstin>;  of  the  three  (ireek  churches  in  the  I'liiieil  States.  .Maska  having  belonged  to  Russia,  accounts  for  the  existence  of  a 
(ireek  church  in  .Sitka,  the  inhabitants  of  which  soon  developed  a  taste  for  the  Christian  religion  as  taught  by  the  Russian  mis- 
sionaries who  went  into  Russian-.America  and  established  mission  stations  at  various  points. 


t.    .,! 


MOl.'NT  Kl'Cli'.COMH.  Tins  inriiintairi  is  al  ?hr  -oiilliiTii  fxlii'iiiit)  mI  ilii'  isl.iinl,  fr  lionl  ul  ilie  luy  i>l  Silka.  \'r»s<'N 
northward  Imiitxl  fiJlow  lliv  channel  liiviiliriK  the-  iitl mil  frmii  ihe  larger  Kaiannf  island  imi  whn  It  is  the  <iiv  of  Sitka.  Thctp 
IS  iiiaKnificrnt  pceiicr  '  In  all  directions  for  miles  around:  Imt  the  ureal  snowcapped  Mount  Kiliteconili  towers  into  the  sky 
and  rears  its  coinniandin)^  head  like  a  \(\M\i  sentinel  in  cliatue  of  a  vast  revjion  of  natural  heaiity  and  mass'-. e  j;ranilenr 
From  the  first  island  in  the  I'rincc  of  Wales  Archipelago  to  Mount  St.  Klias,  the  many  islands  and  tie  strip  u!  mainUnil 
forming  the  southeastern  part  of  Alaska,  consist  of  never  ending  vari  ty  and  surpuksiiiK  lieauty. 


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iM  Ui<vlt»,  I'lluto,  KtAttlf,  WiUll. 

Till.  riNNAn.l  KANCii;.  rills  niatjnilicfiii  -aiiKe  <if  iiuiuiilains  wiis  plmtotjrapheil  from  the  city  of  Sitka.  When 
kiiiK  Iriisl  tciuin  Willi  iiiiilis|>iiliil  >»av,  tlit  white  irialiil  monslirs  staiiil  out  in  wiimlroiis  hcaulv  fori'ver  silently  and 
iiiiicaMiivtIy  |ietfiitmiii(;  tlieir  >liilv  as  >;<i>i;ra|ilii(al  lanilniarks.  ilivultts  of  ternmry,  or  at  least  nioiuiiiieiits  to  the  wonders 
of  iialiiie,  III  Ixtii,  when  the  liiileil  States  government  paid  Russia  IT,'J0'M''K1  for  the  territory  of  Alaska,  many  peo|)le 
liMikeil  ii|ioii  the  ileal  as  lieinn  foolish  and  a  waste  of  inoniy,  for  wliiih  lomparalively  no  return  sccnicd  likely.  Already 
Al.iska   has   p. ml   liaik    tier    purchase  money  four    tunes  over  in  gold  alone. 


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l«  H'thp.  I1ii>t<>.  F  •«llli'.  WMh. 


Ml'IR  (ILACIKK,  ALASKA.  Thm  phnfivrajih  wan  takc:i  from  an  elevatmn  cil  I.MIKI  Irri  Nn  jjlai  »t  is  ihdh-  |iii|iiilar 
among  tourlsls  than  the  Mint.  Il  )ia<  a  fmnlafre  nf  'JfW  fret,  and  an  avi-r.i);t:  IicikIiI  nf  'JiN)  Ici't,  Tlir  ii  y  fklM  ttil>iilaty 
tiivcrs  over  .'K)0  si|iiarc  iiiiles.  Iti  <laily  inovement  ii  »l»>ut  furty  ffct,  |iici  e.i  t)ri.-akniK  off  ami  (allinK  mto  tl  c  water  lii'low 
Willi  tfie  irash  of  thunder.  The  •oinnKin  rale  i>(  'low  of  the  Alpine  i,'la<  ier>i  i»  from  ten  to  Iwenlv  nn  he*  a  ila.  ni  i>iniimrr, 
and  al«)ul  half  that  m  wniter.  A  gUoer  usually  .arrict  »ith  it  amitnulatioiis  o(  8lonc>  ami  ilirl  lalleil  inoriiine*,  which  arc 
deiignated  according  to  their  poMtion. 


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S4«lllf'.  V.'iuh. 


Ml  IK  ("iLAl.  IKR  ANDl  III  K  \  IKW.  Iliis  is  as  it  was  sfcii  froiii  llie  ili'ck  I'l  the  suamcr  Qiiecii,  and  Rives  one 
a  K^wl  iiiipri'ssmii  nf  ilic  rLukt  as  i(  apptMrs  fruin  a  front  view.  The  ulartcr  proper  consists  tif  soIhI  ice,  deeply  crevaasetl, 
where  lirokcn  up  liv  irren'ilar.lies  in  the  slope  or  (lircrtion  of  its  path.  The  ReoloRical  theory  of  a  glacier  is  that  lar>;e  parts 
of  the  (riKiil  .iinl  leiii;ierale  (ones  were  covered  with  ice  during  the  uli""!-'''  '"  >'<^  perKH;,  and  tliat  by  the  aneiicy  ol  this  ice 
the  li«ise  iiMlerials  ol  the  earth's  surface,  called  ilrift  or  dilnviiiiii,  were  transported  and  accnnuilated.  There  is  no  country  in 
the  world  where  one  h.is  a  better  opportunity  to  study  and  theorire  on  (;laciers. 


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IN  WKANdKM.  NARROWS.  SicaniiiiK  :il  tlii"  llixxl  lliroiiKli  tlifsc  Narrows  scorns  likr  llii'  piissiii^o  <i(  a  iliaiii  tif  lovrly 
lakes.  The  shores  liere  ate  well  wiMnleil  and  in  plarcs  lliure  are  vistas  nf  lawn  like  ^rats.  I  .irthir  on  tlie  sccn<  iv  liei  iHiies  of  a 
mure  ini|iri'ssivc  I  haraiHr.  Ihr  niiinnt.iins  v.irici!  and  heauliful  in  otilline  anil  covered  with  snow.  I  he  tiisl  n\,f  s  a|i|>t'ar  here, 
an<l  in  (lie  sinnincr,  litl<ls<i(  tluatniK  lie.  I'lie  Le  Coiite);!arier  lii^h  n|><>n  the  inuuniain  s'-le.  Itie  laryei  I'atrisi.i  glacier  and  the 
Baird  are  passed  hi  turn,  .\fler  steaming  throuKh  the  liiiiK  Stephens  passage,  houiideil  iii,  the  west  by  .\dnnt.i  ly  Iflaiid  will)  ill 
Snow  nuiiintanis  and  enormous  ledges  of  gold  bearing  quart/,  the  traveler  reaches  Takou  Inlet. 


Ijt  K.mIi<<.  I'hoto,  tjk-atllp,  Wuh. 

roK  I  WK  \\'r,I"I,.--The  fnrt  is  iirar  the  iiuitiiland,  oiu'  liuiulroil  iiml  tliirty  milt's  imrili  of  ilie  soutlitrn  Ixnimlary  line  of 
.Mask. I,  It  wa;*  at  onf  time  a  int'trupolisof  the  Cassiar  inimii>nlislru"t  ami  the  Imsirst  town  in  .\i;iska.  Ihe  nnners  wlio  ascciuled 
tlu'  Stit  kieii  Kivcr  cadi  s|)nni;,  In  the  nuinliei  nf  four  thnnsan*!,  rtMurned  in  the  autumn,  in  ^u)nc|  seasons,  with  lui  avera^t*  <>f 
♦  l.'i<)U  fai  h.  The  ^o\ frninent  huiUini^s,  lostmi;  many  thousamls  of  liol'iais,  weie  twenty  years  a^o  Siitil  lor  a  few  hmulred,  and 
lonj;  snn  e  fell  into  ilisuse  atnl  tieray.  \Vran^Jell.  however,  is  now  prnlitiiikt  by  the  imivorsa!  Kloiulikc  ext  itement  and  coming 
again  into  ikromitivnco  with  a  ecrtaiiity  of  speedy  and  petmanoiit  <levelupnient  as  a  starting  point  to  the  j^old  fields. 


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MK  I'LAKAHTI.A.  -This  prosressivc  little  city  is  situalcil  mi  tin'  iMst  side  nf  Aiiiirtte  Ishiiiil.  It  is  citie  cif  the  first 
ports  of  c.iH  on  the  southeast  cimsl  of  Alaska.  It  is  owtieil  iiid  Koieriieil  eniircly  liy  Imliaii-,  ami  piTliaps  there  is  no  place 
in  the  worlil  with  sn  remarkable  a  histurv.  The  ancestors  of  the  present  nihaliitants.  some  lorly  vears  a^jo,  were  lilooil'thirsty 
savages.  Now  we  hml  their  ilcsceriilants  with  peaceahle  natiires  anil  a  wonderful  aila|italiility  to  nicHlern  civilisation  and 
its  arts.  Not  only  have  thev  municipal  novernrnenl  ami  a  thriving  liule  city,  but  a  Christian  spirit  guides  them  in  all  they 
do.     Forty  vcars  a^jo  it  wa^  ilaiixerous  for  a  white  man  to  put  his  foot  ushure. 


iM  Itivh*'.  rhM(o.  St«Hl<'.  WMh- 


TOTI.MS  Al  KASA-AN.  ALASKA.  About  mctity-five  lullus  fnyn  Metlakahtia  is  tlie  quaint  liitiian  town  of  Kasa-aii, 
Unii'US  fur  :t!i  totem  poles.  They  are  in  tluir  way  as  si^Miit'uant  as  the  cbelisks  of  KgypI,  for  they  arc  imleed  most  fearfully 
ami  wonderfully  carveii  to  immortalize  the  achirvements  of  some  prouil  Indian  family.  If  tra<lition  says  that  a  great  great- 
Krandfalher  killed  r.  liear,  the  dead  or  dymg  bear  is  pirluieif  upon  the  scroll  of  fame.  The  trihe  is  indicatid  by  a  tigure 
at  the  exirtiiie  top,  the  family  history  fiillons  in  these  peculiar  hieroglyphics  of  the  Indian,  ami  after  weeks  of  patient  and 
perhaps   loving   toil,  the    prmid  descendant  of  an   historic   race   rears  aloft   this  enibl^m  of  family  greatness. 


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REINIJKKR  AT  SEATTLK.— These  rcimleer,  which  were  in  Wooiland  Park,  Seattle,  when  the  photO|;ra|ih  was  taken, 
were  shipped  from  Lapland  by  the  United  States  Relief  B^xpeditinn,  about  whirh  so  much  was  said  i'l  the  m'wspapers. 
The  herd  iif  reindeer  alune  ciist  the  I'nileil  States  Bovtrnmcnt  |.')0,(XH).  Itesidcs  the  Kit  reindeer  the  relief  cxpeilitiun  brciuKlit 
41H  reindeer  sVds,  .MI  sets  iif  harness,  and  between  3,010  and  4,i)00  bags  <if  moss,  the  only  fcKwl  the  rcinileer  had  on  the 
voyage.  The  herd  of  reindeer  was  pnrrhasrd  by  the  Eoverninent,  and  wire  inlendcil  In  be  useil  (or  the  relief  of  the  miners 
uf  the  Yukon;  but  the  alarmin);  reports  of  starvation  which  had  been  spread  about,  were  found  to  be  without  (ouri<l.iiioii. 


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l^  hitcbr,  I'boto,  M<«ctl(',  Wuii 


LAI'LANDIiRS  AND  CHII.nKKN. — These  people  are  tlie  reimicer  herders  ami  drivers  with  their  wives  ami  children. 
They  all  acninip.iniecl  ihi'  leiiidiir  fnun  tlicir  native  land.  The  parly  iniluited  forty-three  Laplanders,  ten  Finns  and  fifteen 
Norwegians.  Aiming  the  herders  are  .some  (  elelirities.  Sam  Jnhannson  liallic  is  a  Lap,  who  crossed  Greenland  with  Nansen, 
and  wears  a  me<lal  niven  him  liy  Kin^;  Oscar  M.  Also  nmoiiK  them  is  the  northernmost  mail  carrier  in  the  world,  John  Peter 
ScaloKare,  a  Finn.  He  has  carrieil  the  mail  on  his  hack  for  eijjht  years  to  Cape  Norwav,  five  det;iees  north  of  the  Arctic 
Circle.    Although  these  people  are  mostly  short  and  stumpy,  they  are  very  stroni;  and  hardy,  with  powerful  limbs. 


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THK  CRAVE  OF  Kl.'CK-.SHAW.  TAGISH  CHIKK.  On  the  orcasion  of  a  fri<MKllv  visit  tii  the  Chilkiiots,  this  chief  .Itaiik 
so  immoderately  in  celebration  of  the  event  tliat  it  killed  hini.  After  the  ()hoio|.;ra|iher  lia<l  made  this  view  of  the  >;rave  which  is 
remarkably  well  cared  fur  by  theChilkoots,  the  wk'iiw  of  the  chief  grasped  hint  by  the  arm  and  drajtued  him  into  an  ndjoiniiiK 
cabin,  where  "^he  eagerly  exhibited  an  official  letter  frnin  a  government  naval  officer  recommending  her  to  the  benevolently  inclined 
as  the  widow  of  one  who  had  always  been  a  lirm  friend  of  the  white  man.  Some  one  h.?s  playfully  put  a  bullet  through  an  up^)cr 
pane  of  glass',  while  the  clock,  which  can  be  seen  in  the  window,  chronicles  the  passage  of  time  alike  for  the  living  and  the  d^ad. 


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1a  liucllf,  I'L^ito,  s<«tt)e,  Wiuii. 

INOIAN  CAIilNS  /,T  YAAS  HAY.- These  are  llie  Imnics  uf  eiiiplnyes  <if  tl:e  aiijoiiiim;  cannery,  which  lurnishes  the 
principal  cm  cnpation  for  nearly  all  of  the  Indians  in  this  section  during  the  season.  I'liey  are  found  to  be  more  reliable  workmen 
than  the  Imlians  in  the  I'nited  Stales.  The  men  are  nto«tly  ciii;aKed  in  catchiiij:  the  lish,  the  s<|>i  iw.s  in  c.iniiirii;  them,  while 
Chinamen  make  the  cans.  .All  steamships  in  .Alaskan  pans  are  very  largely  loaded  anil  niiloaded  by  Indians,  and  they  are  re«u- 
larly  einploi,ed  in  varions  duties.  The  people  here  are  rather  primitive  in  their  habits  and  habitations,  hut  live  their  simple  lives 
undisturbed  by  the  luinuli  and  toil  of  fortune,  fame  or  fashion;  and  peace  ;,iid  sweet  content  are  frecjuently  found  in  their  midst. 


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lA  lti>-hf .  I'twtto.  H(«;il<>.  Wuh. 

ALASKAN  SCHOOL  CIIILUKKN'.— These  children  arc  ii.itives  of  I'.irt  Clarence.  aii:l  wlieii  ilic  phi)ti)>;ra|)h  was  laketi 
they  were  en  route  to  the  Indian  scliuiil  at  Carlisle,  I'a.  Althon(»h  the  natives  are  spoken  of  as  Indians  they  are  different  from  the 
red  men  of  tlie  United  States  in  ap|iearance,  habits  ami  rustoms.  One  can  easily  lielieve  thnn  to  be  of  Japanese  origin.  They 
have  a  N'onnolian  cast  of  features,  and,  unlike  cur  huliii'is,  they  are  naturally  inlelli^;enl  with  industrious  habits,  keen  ni  trade, 
with  RoiHi  mechanical  ideas  a'ld  quick  to  learn,  while  some  are  very  skillful  in  carving  W"od.  bone  and  metal.  Their  greatest  re- 
semblance to  ordinary  Indiaiin  is  thei.  profound  superstition.    Some  of  I'leir  beliefs  are  really  extraordinary. 


INDIAN  MKKCIIANTS  AT  TRKAUWKl.I.  MINF.S.-For  ten  years  the  people  of  the  rnited  States  seemingly  never 
thought  of  the  native  races  of  Alaska,  (governor  llraily  states  that  in  If"?  the  cry  for  help  went  up,  even  froin  the  military  officers. 
It  was  respiimleil  to,  feebly  at  hrst,  hut  inure  earnestly  anil  generously  year  by  year  for  the  past  twenty  years.  Kverywhere  the 
missionaries  founil  the  natives  practicing  witchcraft  in  all  its  cruel  forms.  Almost  every  manifestation  of  human  depravity  met 
their  ga/easthey  went  among  them.  This  has  been  largely  changcil,  ami  where  the  missions  have  been  well  comlucteil,  the  change 
has  been  from  darkness  to  light.     Now,  the  Argonaut  linds  the  native  can  ligure  as  quickly  as  he  can  himself. 


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HOMK  l-KDM  I'HK  ICI.ONDIKK.  -One  need  nul  havcavety  u  livv.  (.imv  ti)  imajtnie  ilie  seiiiwiliirn  tau^ell  in  ^caltlc 
when  <•  (irsi  slup  loads  uf  relutninj;  Klondikers  ariin-d.  The  lame  ••{  ilie  Klondike  liail  preceiled  lliein,  and  nianv  n(  llie  newly 
made  nulling;  kin){S  fciunil  that  the  fmnpet  blasts  ot  lame  had  (oreslalled  Ihein  in  everv  earner  i>(  this  wide  land.  Not  only  were 
the  returned  miner-,  hesietied  with  iiii|iiiries  as  to  the  truth  of  the  many  reports  alHiiit  the  Kold  tields,  that  had  yoiie  lorth,  Initcoiint- 
less  would  lie  imitators  liesoui;ht  them  tor  small  favot^.  sui  h  as  .idviee  that  wouhl  eiial  Ic  them  to  lay  hamls  on  the  most  available 
KIdorado,  and  sonietlmeii  e\en  the  temporary  loan  of  enough  money  to  take  thrir.  tvihe  land  of  placer  niimiiK, 


